Lockdown Theatre Trip
Earlier this month Bushey Meads drama students attended their first virtual theatre trip. At 7.00pm on Thursday April the 2nd, all GCSe and A-level drama students who were able to...
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Earlier this month Bushey Meads drama students attended their first virtual theatre trip. At 7.00pm on Thursday April the 2nd, all GCSe and A-level drama students who were able to...
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Earlier this month Bushey Meads drama students attended their first virtual theatre trip. At 7.00pm on Thursday April the 2nd, all GCSe and A-level drama students who were able to logged on to watch the National Theatre’s production of One Man, Two Governors – a re-telling of the Carlos Goldoni’s classic commedia dell’arte play A Servant To Two Masters. Students were encouraged to dress up and watch with their families.
The actors successfully utilised commedia techniques to make the performance “one man, two gov’nors” a timeless art form. The main protagonist James Cordon used techniques such as fast dialogue, exaggerated movements and exemplary comic timing to create a comedic effect on the audience – Cerys LightfootOne man, Two Guvnors is a comical, enjoyable journey of a play that invites all ages to laugh using another outdated artform as it’s source of inspiration – Luka KovaletskyeBean successfully was able to communicate his messages over to the audience and still find a way to make the audience laugh; moreover finding a way for them to actually listen – Franchesca BoselliThe use of physicality in One Man 2 Guvnors was very effective. All the characters used it to express themselves specifically Francis Henshaw during his moments of clumsiness – Tofunmi Rilwan
Our sixth form students were asked whether theatre can be described as a timeless art form. The fact that the National Theatre had to react to the current situation we find ourselves in. A fact not lost on Marie Hofer Tillyer – thus theatre is not timeless but instead constantly evolving.
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It was lovely to receive this email message from Sam Rutter (mother of BMS students Matthew, Ben and Chloe) this week thanking everyone associated with Bushey Meads for supporting...