Theatre has been around since the 5th Century BC, and its origins comes from Athens in Ancient Greece. Since then, theatre has become an “living, ever-changing art” (O’Connor, 1968, p.37). New styles and genres have been introduced and continue to gain popularity, while also more people are able to take part and get involved. What[…]
The fourth wall is a term that has been used throughout the film, TV and theatrical world for a long time. The fourth wall is about “an imaginary wall that separates the audience from the action” (Cambridge Dictionary, 2021). Actors don’t acknowledge the presence of the audience; it is as if they don’t exist. However,[…]
CHAPTER 2. THE PERCEPTION OF ‘OTHERNESS’ OR DIFFERENCE (Exploring the image of the black African male): In 17th-c entury Western Europe, the depiction of the black African male was drawn from contact between English explorers and native African people in the early to mid- 16th C entury. The emphasis here is on the Western European[…]