Thoughtful delivery service

Easy 30 day returns

Certified Reviews

Description

Physical comedyHow can young people studying drama at school ever be expected to understand the subtleties and intricacies of the kind of playful, physical acting style seen in the work of companies like Complicit, The Right Size or Told by an Idiot? This scheme of work distils some of the ideas expressed and explained in Why Is That So Funny? A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy by John Wright (Nick Hern Books 2006). Some games are taken directly from the

including ‘developing drama techniques to explore in role a variety of situations

which can last up to eight weeks

but the hope is that the snapshots provided here could be used as a solid starting point for creating a fun unit of work on Latin American music

To focus on an emotional attitude in improvisation work rather than actual content

through empathy

These lessons follow a similar path

To use tableaux

this is for guidance only

How to use physicality to communicate emotions without the need for dialogue

and can do no more than offer one more route to introducing students to some of Stanislavski’s thoughts on how actors can improve their performances

ambition and gender politics all feature

A different perspective