Introduction Flashcards
1
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style
A
hybrid of styles, naturalistic (acting style) with Brechtian elements (use of legends and the titles of the scenes)
2
Q
written by… and when
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Timberlake Wertenbaker in 1988
3
Q
set in
A
1789, during the colonisation of Australia
4
Q
adaptation of…
A
the playmaker by Thomas Keneally
5
Q
TW aims
A
highlight the redeeming power of theatre
6
Q
what caused her to write the play
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Margret Thatcher’s cuts to arts
7
Q
themes x3
A
brutalisation (convict and aborigine)
redeeming power of theatre
power of language
8
Q
relate back to question
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your aims as a performer, director, designer
set the scene (time, place, positioning of actors.
9
Q
Genre
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Modern piece of writing
10
Q
Timberlake Wertenbaker aims
A
Wanted to highlight the damage to society funding cuts to arts by Margret thatcher would cause
