Konstantin Stanislavski was a Russian playwright and practitioner who lived from 1863 to 1938 in Russia. He is very famous for his totally-naturalistic style. He lived in a very turbulent time in Russia, the rise of communism saw a totalitarian government come into power.
Bertolt Brecht was a German playwright, practitioner and poet. He lived from 1898 to 1956 and so experienced a very troubled life - he was a german who lived through two world wars. He also experienced lots of political tension and social change as the facist regime rose and fell.
Francis Henshall is a dirt-poor man living in Brighton. To make ends meet he works for Roscoe Crabbe, a small time east-end thug who is in Brighton to collect 6,000 pounds from his fiancé Pauline's dad: Charlie. However, Roscoe is actually dead, murdered by Stanley, and the 'Roscoe' Francis works for is none other than Rachael - his twin sister....
Commedia dell'arte was a type of comedy originating in Italy in the 16th century. The society at the time was categorised into a strict social hierarchy and commedia dell'arte sought to mock the power dynamic in society. This is typically seen in the way that most upper-class characters are villains whilst the lower-class ones are loved. There are...
Practically everyone in medieval England 1000-1450 AD was a christian. The church played an enormous part in the lives of everyone - tiny villages would have churches and revered priests.
Oliver Cromwell was an extremist-puritan who lead a revolt against the monarchy in 1642. He was very puritan which meant he was exceptionally strict in his ideas on morality and religon: he was very firm in his ideas of right and wrong and was harsh on those he thought of as 'sinners'.
Theatre originated from ancient pre-civilisation people around the world but not in the way we know it.