Essays on Theatre

The Movement theatre is an ideal place to understand better modern Georgian culture and look at the theatre from the other side. Since the actors tell the story only through movements, there is no language barriers, and the theater tries its best to please everyone,...

Is majoring in theatre worth the effort? Can a person become successful with a simple theatre degree? These are questions that may go through someone’s mind while deciding their college major. It is common that when imagining a theatre major, one usually thinks of an...

The expression ‘Theatre of the Absurd’ was introduced by the Hungarian-born critic Martin Esslin to refer to the dramatic works of certain European and even a few American dramatists of the middle of the last century who believed in Albert Camus’ assessment of human existence...

This paper studies the influence of Samuel Beckett on Ahmad’s works and analyzes their dissimilitude as well as their similitudes. They are two extraordinary playwright of Absurd Theatre – one from the west and another from the east, so a meticulous survey on their works...

As humans have been around for about six billion years now, the world has evolved and passed through different phases of time, and experienced several different methods of living. For many years, historians have been trying to decide what was the greatest time period of...

Ancient Greeks were one of the civilizations that were distinguished because of rich cultural heritage which is still actual nowadays. Literature and theatre of Ancient Greece deserve special attention due to the fact that Greeks were the first ones on the continent who introduced both...

One of the most debated topics among scholars is why theater was first created in ancient Greece, not any other civilization at that time. The cultural and economic advancement of Greek city-states, their constant trading with other civilizations like Egypt, China, India and Persia, its...

Grammelot could be a variety of language employed in sarcastic theatre, a bunk with Italic and onomatopoeic components, employed in association with mime and mimicry. Grammelot was born in France once the Commedia dell’Arte actors wherever antagonized by the church in European nation throughout the...

The first piece of theatre I will be discussing is Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway during early 2015. It follows the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton but brings a modern twist of rap and hip-hop styles throughout. The entire musical is comprised of songs...

Jacobean Theatre James I was crowned as king of England in 1603, succeeding the successful era of Elizabeth, following her death. However, while theatre was experiencing a renaissance in England, the people were fearful about the shift in power from Elizabeth to James. England was...