Essays on Theatre

It is important to start by outlining what is immersive theatre. The main difference from immersive to traditional theatre is that it removes the physical stage and seeks to engage the audience within the performance. This engagement can be achieved in a variety of ways, for example, through the use of space, interaction, allocation of...

William Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, / and all the men and women merely players” (As You Like It: 2.7.142-143). Theatre is the art of telling a story through movement, or speech, and in the case of musical theatre, both. Plays have been around since the times of Ancient Greece and were...

Physical theatre has been around since the 17th century, where it first emerged from the Greek theatre of antiquity and the Italian Commedia Dell’arte. Being a prevalent form of theatre, Commedia Dell’arte became the base for slapstick and silent performance, those who have experimented with this style include Shakespeare, Tim Burton, Monty Python and many...

“Disney theatrical production depends for its success on its connection to the preexisting Disney film” – John Bell Downturn of animated film in the early 90s led Disney to gain audience by bringing film onto a Broadway stage with more music and stage magic. The Walt Disney Company officially began to become active in Times...