Contextualising Contemporary Theatre Module

This module is going to be taught by Pam. We first started off th module by learning the history of theatre, going all the way back to Greek Theatre and the Egyptian's influence.

Pam then went through different period and era's of time to explained how and what theatre was like back in those times. Some of the things she mentioned were:

• Egyptian influence
• Greek theatre - added dialogue
• Dark Ages/ Medevil tims - nobody knew what happened
• Bayeux Tapestry - France, Britain, Angelo Saxon
• Renaissance - return to classical values 
• Elizabethan Times - glory days of theatre
• Cromwell - banned theatre
• Antagonist and Protagonist - made clearer in 19th century melodrama

We then got on with the module itself and learn a lot of keywords such as status quo (the norm, accepted model e.g. wife stays at home, convention of society, precieved normality) and agitprop (agitation and propaganda).

We were also taught  about Joan Littlewood, Lord Chamberlain and feminist theatre.