The Advantages of Presenting Ideas Through a Play
'Stones in his Pocket' was written by Marie Jones and it is about a
film company which is making a feature film in County Kerry in Ireland
where some of the local are employed as extras. In 1952 the film 'The
Quiet Man' starring John Wayne was also practically set in the same
place. The play tells the story of, Sean a young Irish teenager and
two Irish extras, Jake and Charlie who give their views and how if
effects the village
The advantages of a play over a movie or a book are numerous. First of
all, the audience are actually at the theatre watching the play live.
The audience make an effort to get to the theatre. This shows that the
audience have come to enjoy the play. Another advantage is that in a
play, you can decide whom you want to watch, where in a film you have
to see through the director's view. Another factor that benefit plays
is imagination. In a movie, you do not have to imagine much at all as
everything is told to us. In a book it is quiet the opposite. You have
to use your imagination a lot. However in a play, it is in between,
you do have to use your imagination but not that much.
The play is extremely funny in that the two actors very cleverly
portray several characters in the play. This technique is one of
several dramatic devices which enhance the telling of the tale.
However, mixed in with the humour, there is an underlying black theme
of poverty, hopelessness and suicide amidst the glamour of the
Hollywood movie.
In 'Stones in his Pocket' the quality of acting is immense. There are
two men and they play fourteen parts between them. This suggests that
Jean Paul van Cauwelaert (Jake) and Martin Jenkins (Charlie) had to
learn the lines, positioning, behaviour, and the different voice for
each character they acted out. To the audience, the whole play
appeared to be amazing.
Not all plays are character-driven, in fact a great many are not. So if the characters are not what keep the audience intrigued, well then what does? There are many possible answers to this question. Paper Wheat uses the history of a group of people, a specific message commenting on a time period, spectacle elements such as song and dance, and the genre of comedy to keep its audience both engaged and entertained.
I am going to start my essay by looking at the way in which plays were
Another difference that was instantly apparent in the movie was the absence of the images that pop up every couple of pages during the play. I think the absence of these images slightly undermines the aura of unreality. The presence of the images represents dreams and imagination, which we know are made up, fantasy. The absence of the dreamlike images helps us forget what Tom says at beginning of the play, "the play is memory. Being a memory play, it is dimly lighted, it is sentimental, it is not realistic."
The duration and cost of the production have been compared to other media which provide entertainment, such as television and film. A theatre performance is more expensive to attend than cinema. The play only lasted for 85 minutes, a film can go on for two hours or even more. This can have a big influence on why people would choose one medium over the other. Accessibility has also to be taken into account when investigating the relevance of theatre in the 21st century. Television is a medium which can be accessed from home, and usually doesn’t cost a lot of money, whereas theatre costs money and is harder to access. Although the production was Australian, the actors talked with an American accent. Bearing in mind that the play was written in America, which could make it harder for an Australian audience to familiarise with the dilemmas going on, on stage, while the themes discussed seem to be more relevant there than in Australia. Overall this play doesn’t contribute to the relevance of Australian theatre in the 21st century, due to the many other sources people can access for entertainment, and because the play seems to be more relevant for an American audience rather than an
The most important trait of stage-to-film adaptations for tragedies is that history plays suddenly can be put on location, so that the vast fields of battle can be actually seen by the audience, opposed to theatre where those cannot be represented.
the viewers that it is modern. It is effective to have the play in a
As seen in Atsumori, the knowledge of the literary source a play was based upon can be key to the perception of the play as a whole. On the other hand, not having a stable background in a literary source may not be very significant to a play at all. This connection depends solely on the wants of the author of the play, and perhaps on what was acceptable in that circle at the time. In the end, both stratagems need to be able to somehow connect the audience to the performance on stage, either through common knowledge, like widely known literary works, or through common instincts, such as filial relationships.
We can start off with something that we all easily take granted for in movies and that is the imagery. We all have imaginations that can produce an accurate image depending on what we read or see, but something the books or plays couldn’t accomplish is give the image to us. So we wouldn’t have to seco...
John Patrick Shanley creates a movie as a whole I feel was more informative than the play. In the play you have 4 characters Sister Aloysius, Father Flynn, Sister James, and Mrs. Muller. While the movie introduces a few other characters, for instance the children. For me the children made a difference because they for one made me understand what kind of kids Sister James was dealing with. I really thought that being able to see the way Father Flynn interacted with all of the young boys including Donald Muller was really helpful when trying to draw your conclusion of Father Flynn versus when reading it your left to imagine for instance; what some of the kids are like. The way the book sets you up your left leaning to Father Flynn being exactly what Sister Aloysius accuses him to be. We also get to see how sister James interacts with the kids and how Sister Aloysius influences her to change the way she deals with and teaches her class.
imagination. It exists in the mind in virtue of the nature of the human mind.
Plays at this time were a representation of life. People, at this time, did not have modern visual luxuries upon which to garner entertainment. Plays, as well as playwrights, were supposed to bring life to the people and life to the story,
makes the paly thrilling to read. It keeps the reader hooked to the play and the
of interest to the play making it a great play to read and also act
In this paper, I will be focusing briefly on my knowledge and understanding of the concept of Applied theatre and one of its theatre form, which is Theatre in Education. The term Applied Theatre is a broad range of dramatic activity carried out by a crowd of diverse bodies and groups.
My experience watching a live theatre performance on stage was a fascinating one, most especially since it was my first time. I attended a staged performance of “The History Boys” in a small theatre called “The Little Theatre of Alexandria” at 8:00 pm on Wednesday June 8, 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia. The overall production of the play was a resounding experience for me particularly the performance of the actors and the design of the scene made the play seem real.