The central theme is a woman's desire to have a child, showed by Yerma, or 'Her' as she is living a successful life as a blogger, but is deprived of her happiness by her inability to become fertile. Her obsession is made more obvious through the modern pressures and jealousy through people around her having the ability to conceive.
Frantic assembly is a production/theatre company which focuses on physical theatre, mixed with naturalistic acting. They use relationships to bring across a story which uses physicality, collaboration, minimalism and music. The company focuses on never having a set story, with many workshops, to create episodes and sequences which are then...
This play was written by Tom Stoppard and first performed in 1966. It is a piece of Absurd theatre, exploring existentialism and randomness of life, and nature of reality and the search for meaning in life. It focuses on two courtiers summoned by the king of Denmark to spy on Hamlet and deliver a message which is supposed to tell...
Absurd theatre emerged in mid 20th century after WWII because it caused many practitioners to question the meaning of life, trying to express that through Theatre. It is normally portrayed through comedy with existential themes, normally stupid characters using nonsensical dialogue in illogical situations, with a theme that life has no meaning.
The Metamorphosis is a novella written by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, that tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a traveling fabric salesman who wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. The work is a landmark in intentionally ridiculous literature, exploring themes such as alienation, guilt, identity, and the...
Berkoff focuses on the physical abilities of the actors in substitution for sets and props, often being called total theatre. He uses Brechtian styles and techniques from Jacques Lecoq.
Annie is played to show themes that are not normally spoken about. Emma Darcy played Annie as the outsider of the play, which is what Alexander Zeldin wanted to focus on. She did this by using a monotone voice, and very emotionless for around 90% of the play, including some very serious moments, closely resembling Antigone with the behaviour of...
Punch Drunk is a British theatre company, created in 2000 by Felix Barrett and it is immersive theatre, redefining theatre, by using devices like setting the play in anywhere except a theatre to create the most effective atmosphere as possible, as the audience are able to walk around the set, fully immersing themselves in the play, being known for...
Konstantin Stanislafski lived from 1863 to 1938 and lived in Moscow, Russia. His styles were very naturalistic, with symbolism, and realism built within the styles. After developing his 'cross-cultural experience' as an actor, playwright, and businessman, with his style absorbing modernist developments, and psychological themes, such as; Pavlovian...
Bertolt Brecht was one of the pioneers of the "Political Theatre", criticising the modern political world through his theatrical plays. Bertolt lived between 1898-1956 in East Berlin and it was in occupation of the Soviet from after WWII and was a very communist state. His style was influenced by Marxism, and the belief of the social world was the...