Dramatic Tension In Troll's Dramatic Performance

Troll is a modern style dramatic performance set within an Australian city in 2017. The company that produced this performance is Shake and Stir this company produces a number of different acts to notify teenagers around Australia about real life scenarios. Troll is about the arising issue of cyber safety as the audience follows Nicole through her journey of being personally victimised by this issue. During the performance the three main characters are Tyson, Yanni and Nicole these three characters play a major part in setting the storyline as they are playing the role of young teenagers this helps the audience identify which era the performance is set in. A number of dramatic languages are used throughout the play to build on the character’s personalities and emphasis the issue of cyber safety some dramatic languages used are tension, status and movement. The company used these dramatic languages to effectively create a contemporary, live performance that informs and educates young audiences on cyber safety as it affects many individuals around the world.
Throughout the entire performance the dramatic language tension was used to create a more engaging plot line. For example, there was a large amount of tension between the two characters Tyson and Yanni. Tyson was threatening and

It would be used to inform the audience of the character’s current emotion or reaction. For example, Yanni’s body language was completely different to Tyson’s. Yanni would always stand in a closed off position to portray his character as weak or helpless whereas Tyson would hold himself to show that he has dominance over Yanni. Overall, the movement used was symbolic as it was the key point to show how each character felt towards other characters. This dramatic language helped the company to create a performance that portrays bullying and harassment in order to inform audiences of the