PERF102 THE NATURE OF DRAMA

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EXAM INFORMATION

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The Elements of Drama

Tools of Drama

Greek Theatre

The Game of Drama

Drama as a social voice

Theatrical Styles and Forms

The Production Process

The Production Process II

Dramaturgy

The Student as Critic

PERF207 AUSTRALIAN DRAMA

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The Age of Melodrama (1870-1914)

City versus the Bush

Early Days - Colonial Drama 1788-1850

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Don's Party

Away

Hotel Sorrento

The Perfectionist

PERF211 MODERN DRAMA A

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Melodrama

Dion Boucicault

Ibsen and the Rise of Naturalism

Hedda Gabler - Fiend or Heroine

August Strindberg

Anton Chekhov - A Curious Life

Stanislavsky - The evolution of the method

Modern Stage Lighting

Modern Stage Craft

ARTS107 THE ARTS AND CULTURE

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The Value of the Arts

The Aesthetic in the Arts

Ritual

Australian Culture and Arts

Drama in Society

PERF 208 COMEDY

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Audition

Contextualising Comedy

Greek Satyr and Old Greek Comedy

The Commedia Dell'Arte

The Comedy of Manners

The Comedy of Shakespeare

PERF200 CHILDREN'S THEATRE

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Foundations Theories of Educational Drama

The Child Audience

Playwriting for Children's Theatre

Directing for the Children's Theatre

Acting for the Children's Theatre

PERF214 SHAKESPEARE'S THEATRE

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Who was Shakespeare?

Dramatic Effect in Shakespeare's Theatre

Themes in Shakespeare's Plays

Story and Character in Shakespeare's Theatre

Is Shakespeare Still Relevant?