Louis Nowra’s popular Australian production, Cosi, directed by David Berthold, portrays the two key contrasting themes of reality and illusion, depicted through a range of dramatic languages. Specifically tension of relationships, characterisation and symbolism. Reality, is first of all revealed within the performance, for instance, with the many characters of Lewis (Benjamin Schostakowski), Julie and Lucy (Jessica Marais). This is shown by the relationships and tension they have among one another during the play. Illusion, is then exposed throughout Cosi with the specific character of Ruth (Jennifer Flowers) amongst others.
How could the personal and social tensions between characters in the plays you have studied be expressed on stage. In your answer refer to the performance styles, techniques and conventions that you could use in staging two texts set for study. The Australian plays ruby moon and a beautiful life explore the personal and social tensions between characters. Both plays present a couple in a moment of crisis, and explore the way social tensions have become personal tensions. Australian audiences are able to understand and appriciate these social tensions which the plays present, and equally, to empathise with the personal tensions presented.
A modern audience expects Australian theatre to reflect our culture and challenge issues relevant to our society, engaging us in a theatrical debate through an array of devices often embedded in a hybrid style that one has come to expect from Australian drama. This unique dramatic structure is evident in the plays Ruby Moon and Still Angela. Jenny Kemp, playwright of Still Angela, justifies that the dramatic forms and performance styles are unusual as the play’s innovative dramatic structure doesn't employ the tradition techniques and theatrical conventions of play making. She allows her characters to challenge the traditional properties of drama, these being time, space and weight conveyed through Kemp’s use of three characters on stage portraying
In a drama workshop we studied certain Australian individuals from the society can be brought to the stage by using key techniques to play the characters. Two good plays that are great examples of using Australian theatre is” Norm and Ahmed” written by Alex Buzo and “The Removalists” written by David Williamson. These two plays show great examples of individuals that represented the Australian culture from the 60 to the 70s. The plays also showed the viewers of how Australians thought and acted in the post war Australia. By these plays being set in post war Australia there is a great deal of racism against foreigners and the women of Australia being treated unfairly by their husbands and being talked down to by men as the women did not have much say back then.
PARRA 1- intro Journeys are not always personally instigated. They are brought about by an outside pressure, force or action. Furthermore, journeys can lead to a profound progress of not only the venturer but the people around them. This is evident in the prescribed Australian poems ‘Smugglers’ written by Maria Lewitt, ‘Homecoming’ by Bruce Dawe as well as the two chosen texts ‘Rabbit Proof fence’ directed by Phillip Noyce and ‘Sophie’s Journey’ edited by Sally Collings. PARRA 2- homecoming In the Australian poem ‘Homecoming’ the author, Dawe uses vivid visual and aural poetic techniques to construct his ongoing attitudes of the war.
How would you feel if Bad Blood filled your veins? Scared, nervous? Casey Lever’s novel relating to Australian history but has a contemporary twist will surely entice both genres especially adolescence to young adults from the moment their hands touch its pages full of quality. Her genuine style of writing has not only contributed to Bad Blood but to a number of other creations, some of which include Headgames, Supernerd, Ella’s Gift and Chased by Shadows. The past and present generations portray a compelling dual narrative to emphasise significance in the novel.
It is frightening to have a look at many challenges young people have to deal with in Australia. Its not that there has been an increase in the amount of challenges faced by our youth in the past couple of decades simply the intensity associated with these challenges seems to have come to a new level. There is a certain message in Bruce Dawe’s poetry, an is challenges. Bruce Dawe is a modern Australian poet with a diversity of poems. Two poems that explore challenges are "homecoming and genesis”.
Responsibility is an important theme in Blackrock. Who is responsible for the events which occur in the play? The script Blackrock, by nick Enright, is a classic Australian play that takes place in a seaside town, called Blackrock. In the play many themes are deeply explored and analyzed, adding to the great storyline and plot the play has. One of the themes, responsibility, plays a huge part in the structure of the story.
Dramatic forms and theatrical techniques are used in the plays No Sugar by jack Davis and The Removalists by David Williamson to portray aspects of Australian life on the stage. This is done through the use of techniques such as language, aboriginal language, humour and setting. In the play No Sugar by Jack Davis the use of the aboriginal language is used to major effect to symbolise what the people are communicating. in the play the millimura and mundy family are of all aboriginal ,and they are faced with the problem of white control ,and supremacy. The use of their aboriginal language to convey what they are feeling when not in communication with the white people, but are also used in daily life in the play the use of the aboriginal language
English Essay - Finn Somerville Australian dramatic texts are created by playwrights to portray their views on life in Australia. Michael Gow represents places in Australia in the late 1960s, the period of time of the Vietnam War and post-depression era, which results in the characters being narrow minded, money conscious and anti-immigration Gow uses his satirical play to counter the Australian parochial view. Michael Gow also represent Ideas in the positive transformation of relationships are contrasted with the harsh reality of life by showing the cycle of life and death and the ability to come to terms with this. Lastly Gow represents People through the process of self-discovery the characters are able to mend past actions and develop better relationships. Michael Gow uses the techniques and features