Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Module Identifier
DR10220
Module Title
THEATRE STUDIES 2
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Co-Requisite
DR10120
Other Staff
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | Lectures 2 x 1 hour per week |
| Seminars / Tutorials | Seminars 1 x 1 hour per week (Students to be informed of their group allocation) |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 2000-word essay: 25%, 1x2000-word essay 25% attendance and contribution to class discussion: 10% | 60% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 40% |
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Identify different recent stylistic and political objectives in theatre writing, design, presentation and performance;
- Locate these in historical, social, intellectual and theatrical contexts;
- Locate these in global contexts through comparison with non-Western theatre.
Brief description
Texts and examples of theatrical and performance practices from the Western theatrical traditions, with particular attention on the following aspects and concepts: style, recent historical developments of realism, naturalism, absurdism, political expressionism, aspects of design and scenography, theatre in society, and non-Western theatre.
A list of recommended reading is provided. Selected texts and performances will be announced later.
A list of recommended reading is provided. Selected texts and performances will be announced later.
Aims
- To examine some further methods and problems of studying Western theatre and performance, with special emphasis of more recent developments
- To examine the key concept of style with regard to both recent Western approaches to acting, modes of dramatic writing, design and performance.
- To apply these findings to a series of exemplary play texts
Reading List
Should Be PurchasedKane, Sarah 'Blasted' in Sarah Kane: Complete Plays Methuen Primo search Essential Reading
Beckett, Samuel Waiting for Godot Faber and Faber Primo search Bond, Edward Lear Methuen Student Edition Primo search Enoch, Wesley and Deborah Mailman 'The 7 Stages of Grieving' in Contemporary Australian Plays Methuen Primo search McGrath, John The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black, Black Oil Methuen Primo search Walcott, Derek 'Dream on Monkey Mountain' in Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays Farrar, Straus & Giroux Primo search Williams, Tennessee 'The Glass Menagerie' in A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Plays Penguin Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4