When you stage a performance, identify the purpose of your work and the target audience. Choose a suitable style and stage layout. Remember that rehearsals allow you to fine tune your piece.
You may have chosen to create work in a particular style or genreA category or type of something. Fiction and non-fiction are two examples of different genres. such as Physical theatre or Musical theatre. It’s acceptable to use a mixture of styles, but devising a piece of work can be like cooking a meal. If you have too many flavours or ingredients in one pot, the result might be confused or unsatisfying. Some ingredients complement others so it’s beneficial to consider one or two clear stylistic approaches and do them well. Choose the most appropriate style for your work and keep this at its heart. If you’ve chosen a specific style or genre, you need to make sure that you understand the techniques of that genre so that your work is successful.
Setting
You could choose to set your work in a particular historical time or use a futuristicReflects a time in the future. This may be shown through costume, set or the attitudes and values of the characters. setting. Changing the society, culture or location of the piece of drama is also an option. This can be particularly interesting when working with an existing story. Modern-day adaptions of Shakespeare’s plays have used a variety of eras and locations. This clip shows a group of students performing an alternative version of Act 1 Scene 4 from Romeo and Juliet. This time the scene is set in a modern day aerobics class.
