Drama Essays

Drama Therapy for Young Adults Engaged in Non-suicidal Self-Injury
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Nov 2021
Introduction: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of drama therapy in treating young adults who engage in non-suicidal self-injury....

The Political 'Appeal' of the Nazi Party in post WW1 Germany
Example essay. Last modified: 9th Sep 2021
Introduction: After World War I the country of Germany was no utopia leaving it vulnerable and a perfect target for the Nazi Party. There was depression, food shortage, disorder, social upheaval, anger and a loss of faith within the German citizens. ...

Richard Schechner's Performance Theory
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jun 2020
Introduction: Discuss ways in which Richard Schechner’s ‘Performance Theory’ may be of use to contemporary practitioners. Illustrate your answer with reference to at least one dance or theatre per...

Brecht's Literary Responses to Socio-political Changes
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jun 2020
Introduction: Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was a German poet, playwright and theatre director. This project will look at the development of Brecht’s playwriting over time in response to the socio-political chan...

Portrayal of Two Mothers in Blood Brothers
Example essay. Last modified: 21st Aug 2018
Introduction: Compare how Willy Russell portrays the two mothers in “Blood Brothers”. Blood Brothers is a popular play by Willy Russell. It was written and first performed in 1981. The play tells of twin brothe...

Achievements Of Mikhail Baryshnikov As A Dancer
Example essay. Last modified: 7th May 2018
Introduction: This paper is focused on dance as a form of performing arts. The paper looks at the history of dance and it looks at the life, contributions to the dance world and accomplishments that Mikhail Baryshn...

The Prader-Willi syndrome
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Dec 2017
Introduction: Prader-Willi Syndrome is a serious genetic disorder that begins at birth with no known cure ; causing mental retardation,short stature,low muscle tone,incomplete sexual development,and its main charec...

Top Girls and Under the Blue Sky | Comparison
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Dec 2017
Introduction: Discuss and compare how Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls and David Eldridge’s Under the Blue Sky deploy the conventions of Dialogue and......

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Example essay. Last modified: 7th Sep 2017
Introduction: The play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Williams Shakespeare contains two distinctly different subplots within the lager structure of itself, which can be considered as a remarkable characteristic of...

Los Vendidos - Play Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 29th Aug 2017
Introduction: Beyond an energetic and comical playwright, Luis Valdez’ “Los Vendidos” is an accurate reflection of the contemporary American society, focusing on how Mexicans are perceived in th...

The Woman In Black Sound Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 29th Aug 2017
Introduction: How Sound is Used in The Woman In Black I saw a production of the play The Woman In Black at the Theatre Royal in Windsor. The play is set in England in Victorian times. This play really put me on t...

Importance of Elasticity Demand
Example essay. Last modified: 21st Jul 2017
Introduction: Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) measures the percentage change in the price of a product, to the percentage change of demand for that same product. It is measured through varying degrees of elasticit...

A Midsummer Night's Dream Performance Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 4th Jul 2017
Introduction: In ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’- How would you perform the role of: Lysander (500 words) Demetrius(500 words) Helena(500 words) Hermia(500 words) Theseus(500 words) in order to convey int...

All About My Mother, 1999 | Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2017
Introduction: This is essay will attempt to examine the film All About My Mother using different interpretations and theories about gender roles in society to create a view of Almadovar’s work. I shall explor...

Much Ado About Nothing
Example essay. Last modified: 16th May 2017
Introduction: “Much Ado About Nothing” has a very similar style to our contemporary romantic comedy. And while the romance and obstacles to the union of Claudio and Hero form the main plot, the action i...

Gender roles of anime
Example essay. Last modified: 15th May 2017
Introduction: The world of anime is extremely diverse, exploring many different themes and issues. This essay will be looking at the female role and the image that is portrayed in Japanese anime. Focus upon the sug...

Pride, Gender, and Inaction in Antigone
Example essay. Last modified: 12th May 2017
Introduction: Pride, Gender, and Inaction in Antigone The central theme of Sophocles play “Antigone” is the dilemma that one faces, in adhering to ones own conclusion or to abide by the existing laws of the ...

Exploring theatrical intertextuality
Example essay. Last modified: 8th May 2017
Introduction: Investigating how the relationship between two texts, Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead, are inextricably linked thematically and thus the outcome of what is lost and what is gained in ...

Death In Shakespeare's Hamlet
Example essay. Last modified: 5th May 2017
Introduction: The Issue Of Death In Shakespeare’s Hamlet And Its Relation To The Renaissance Thinking The issue of death is inseparably linked with a traditional idea of tragedy. Such ancient dramatists as Ae...

Homosexuality In Dead Dreams Of Monochrome Men
Example essay. Last modified: 2nd May 2017
Introduction: In this essay I am going to look at the work Dead Dreams of Monochrome Men (Dead Dreams) by Lloyd Newson, performed by the Physical Theatre Company DV8. I will focus on the way homosexuality is repres...

A Spiderman Movie Review
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Apr 2017
Introduction: This is an extravagant story of peter parker a character which displays no social skills. A Highschooler.who displayed nerd like qualities. Peter has a knack for adversity, he hasn’t got much of...

Drama Essays - Women in Comedy
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Apr 2017
Introduction: The Changing Role of Women in Comedy. How has comedy between 1950 to 2000 been used by female performers to highlight the oppression and objectification of women in society? What impact has this had o...

The Power Of Shakespeare's Macbeth
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Apr 2017
Introduction: The world of Macbeth explores the destructive nature of power and ambition through the collapse of individual identity and the Christian emphasis on the moral hierarchy. Published in 1623, nearly twen...

The Influences Upon Steven Berkoff
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Feb 2017
Introduction: Upon studying Steven Berkoff as a practitioner I have always profoundly noted that his theories are very hard to define due to their ever changing and versatile nature. The lack of official documentat...

Portrayal of Women Changed in Horror Films Since The 1920's
Example essay. Last modified: 26th Sep 2016
Introduction: Fear is the most powerful emotion in the human race and fear of the unknown is probably the most ancient...