Courses in Modern British Theatre: A crash course in plays from 1956-2021 (Online)
Morley College
Key Information
Campus location
South Bank, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
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Pace
Full time
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Earliest start date
Aug 2024
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Introduction
Discover the fascinating story of world theatre while you read some iconic plays! Lectures will explain each period's theatre buildings, performance styles, and industry conditions to give you a new perspective on each playwright's work. At the same time, group reading and in-depth discussion will open up a range of major plays. Covering the Ancient Greeks, the Spanish Golden Age, French Neoclassical drama, the English Restoration stage, 18th-century German Sturm-und-Drang movement, and the birth of the modern theatre with Ibsen and Chekhov, this course will expand your knowledge and love of classic drama. We will also look at how 20th and 21st-century directors have reinterpreted the plays we discuss.