The Rise of Eclectic Theatre in the 20th Century
It is argued up until the turn of the 20th century, standard theatre practice dictated each type of play was given roughly the same theatre treatment1. At odds with this was now a new concept…
La Mama Gutted By Fire
After 2,135 theatre productions spanning half a century, La Mama is no more. Residing in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton, the 1883 building was gutted by fire about 5am this morning, leaving only the brick…
Theatre Props Videos
The National Theatre, London, offers a wide variety of short educational videos that allow teachers and students of theatre to gain a valuable insight into many aspects of a large, modern theatre company. Below is…
The Monologuer: Acting Monologues For Students
Don’t you love it when you stumble across a great resource and are itching to share your news with others? Well, the other day I found The Monologuer, a key section of a larger acting…
Ritual and Grotowski’s Poor Theatre
While recently introducing Polish theatre practitioner Jerzy Grotowski to my Year 11 Drama students, we began by first understanding a key element of his practice – that of ritual. Ritual was at the centre of…
Review: Antonin Artaud – Practical Approaches to a Theatre of Cruelty (2-disc DVD)
UK’s Pumpkin Interactive have developed Antonin Artaud: Practical Approaches to a Theatre of Cruelty, an excellent 2-disc educational DVD-set about the life and work of one of the world’s most important theatre practitioners. This resource should prove…