Essay on The Impact of Technology on Theatre

The first movie theatres were rented rooms and music halls.As movies aired popularity and the technology.Movies were an form that captured the interest of the masses worldwide.As a new form of entertainment their success was extremely a made people laugh making the world a happier place to live in after the horrors of WW1.The 1920’s movie goers experience was largely dominated by silent movies but saw the introduction of synchronized sound.The rise of “talkies from the late 1920 onwards led to a radical shake-up of the entertainment industry.Live entertainment went into decline and variety theatres became movie palaces, were eager punters could see exactly the same entertainment as their fellows in Los Angeles,Berlin or Bombay.The belief

Theatres are generally described as a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainers, or motion-picture shows (Dictonary.com, 2017). Throughout time theatres have been used for different things. For example, the historical Globe was primarily used for plays whereas the Sydney Opera House while used for plays, also hosts musical productions, opera and symphony concerts. One simply goes to theatre to watch a performance, a form of entertainment.

Physical theatre is a form of performance where movement and physicality of the body has the main part within a performance. There are several quite distinct traditions of performance which all describe themselves using the term "physical theatre", which has led to a lot of confusion as to what the definition of physical theatre actually is. The term physical theatre has been applied to performances consisting mainly of mime, contemporary dance, theatrical clowning and other physical comedy (such as slapstick), puppetry and mask work and theatrical acrobatics and lifts. One of the early practitioners of physical theatre was Artaud. His ideas included total theatre, wherein actors appeal to all

The set used for Vernon God Little was highly symbolic and simplistic; when we walked into the theatre we could visually see that there were flowers, cards and memorable items attached on the audiences seats above our heads, which already created a sombre atmosphere around the theatre.

The theatre has been a part of entertainment since ancient Greece, around 4th century BC or thereabouts. The theatre grew out of festivals in honor of the god Dionysus. Aeschylus created the first play in her honor. The first Greek plays were all tragedies but eventually comedy made its way and these plays were performed at festivals all over Greece. Through the centuries theater played the main role of entertainment from noble and royalty to the common person in any city or village, and as we move into the twenties

It first faced difficulty getting built, for the first landlord had a severe dislike towards plays. Then, it had competition with surrounding theatres, which plagiarized works to attract audiences, but luckily, the theatre had its set of unique special effects that attracted audiences. The playhouse was then later burned down and rebuilt, only for Puritans to demolish the theatre in the end. Prior to this research of the Globe Theatre, I only knew of it as a famous and popular stage theatre that William Shakespeare helped fund to build, but I had not recognized nor known of the difficulties it had throughout its existence. Despite all the troubles that the playhouse faced, the theatre eventually made itself known as the grandest and most loved theatre in the Elizabethan era, and its innovative ideas have helped shape modern special effects and live theatre action. To me, the Globe Theatre was a successful business that had succeeded in capturing its customers despite competition and impediments, and it was able to outshine other playhouses to gain audiences because it had its own set of unique special effects that made it a prominent theatre. Each time it was closed or taken town, the theatre would be rebuilt again, and audiences would flock through the entrance once more, all the way until its final closure. Knowledge of the theatre has taught me that despite the many obstacles and conflicts in the way of one’s goal, one can succeed so long as they persist, just like how the playhouse continued to stand and eventually made its name as “the” theatre of its

Theatre today as in ancient Greek times is a popular form of entertainment. Today’s theatres share many similarities with the Greek predecessors however they are also very different. There are in fact many differences for example; layout, special effects, seating arrangement, the importance of drama and religion, setting, location and architectural features.

Imagine if it only cost you one penny to get tickets to a Broadway production. It would almost seem too good to be true! Well, back in the 1600s, in London, you could buy your way into a theater for as little as one penny. This price made it easy for anyone of any class to be able to partake in the festivities. Hence, the reason the theaters became so popular from 1562 to 1642. The theatres were very profitable based on the fact they were so popular in the community. The Elizabethan theatres were viewed as popular entertainment because of their fanciful attributes, their various events, and their several venues.

Theatre in the Community Britain in 1979 was a place of great change and division. Although the country had united in the election of Margaret Thatcher as the first Conservative woman Prime minister by the early 1980’s one could say that the country was spiralling into a state of decline. This was largely due to the disarray of the previous Labour government and the implementation of the Conservative government’s robust style of economic management. All spheres of social and cultural life were to be judged on their economic terms and values. This is particularly true within the Arts.

In 1880 the beginning of modernism started, the approach was to start questioning society. Dramatists, practitioners and directors saw the theatre as an opportunity to then “abandoned realism to constitute separate aesthetic realms through which they could transcend the problems of modern life” by doing this it made the audience start to see the problems characters faced on stage and compare them to their personal lives instead of reverting to going to see a performance for escapism. There are many different generations of modernism the first being 1880 succeeding until 1910 in which featured practitioners such as Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekov. Comparing plays such as ‘The Seagull’ 1896 by Chekov and ‘Ghosts’ 1881 by Ibsen with the previous classics such as Shakespeare, demonstrates they were in a whole new world of theatre taking the basics and transforming them into

There are signs that read, “NOTICE Recording, Taping, Photographing Strictly Prohibited”. This prevents the use of cameras once inside the theatre for safety and commercial reasons. Lights, audience, and action. In theatre, people were the cameras before its invention. Theatre has been around for centuries and adapted to society, from Oedipus the King, Romeo and Juliet, and The Glass Menagerie. Each play was told in different time periods: Ancient Greek, Renaissance, and modern theatre. Theatre has a distinctive way of storytelling through mimicry and character design or simply roleplay. There is a stage where performers portray and tells a story of a character, to which conflict reflects a reality as the action occurs with an audience present. Foremost, performance, environment, and the condition of human emotions synthesize a compelling experience.

Theatre has been changing over the past couple of centuries as technology has progressed. Rather than learning from

The theatres were not restricted to certain classes of society. This is because they had improved the transportation system so the streets were far safer to travel along (especially at night). This meant that plays could run longer into the night without people having to worry about how they were going to get home safe. Therefore, theatres produced more money and consequently produced better plays.

All art, specifically theatre, is created to understand human existence. It is a search for how and why we feel and do the things we do. It’s scavenging for why things happen and the relationships we have to others. It looks for the truth and the calm in the whirlwind that is life.

In the words of Gay McAuley, “for an activity to be regarded as a performance, it must involve the live presence of the performers and those witnessing it…” (McAuley, 2009, cited in Schechner, 2013, pp.38). This statement recognises the importance of both the actor and the audience for something to truly function as a performance. In addition, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones highlights the significance of the theatrical space and how it can influence an audience stating that “on entering a theatre of any kind, a spectator walks into a specific space, one that is designed to produce a certain reaction or series of responses” (Llewellyn-Jones, 2002, pp.3). The relationship between actor, audience and theatrical space is no less important today than it was at the time of theatre during the Spanish Golden Age and the creation of Commedia dell’arte in Italy. Despite being very close geographically with theatre thriving for both in the same era, sources that explore the social, cultural and historical context of these countries and the theatre styles will bring to light the similarities and differences. This essay will analyse the staging, the behaviour of the audience as well as the challenges the actors faced, and how this directly influenced the relationship between actor, audience and theatrical space.