S/LI/265. Strindberg, Misogyny and Miss Julie

The paper examines the feminist theatre of the 1970s looking at women's participation in theatrical performances and discussing women's position in Britain from the historic perspective. A play by Johan August Strindberg "Miss Julie" is analysed focusing on the main character, discussing the playwright's attitude towards women and making references to the theories of Darwin, Freud, etc.

S/LI/266. How Craig and Appia reformed setting, space and light at the turn of the 19th century with their theories and ideas

This PowerPoint presentation offers examination of the theory and creative work of the Swiss architect Adolphe Appia and the English scene designer Edward Gordon Craig summing up the influences that effected their creativity, and discussing the key features of their creations.

S/LI/231. Race Propaganda: Useful or not?

The paper examines the theme of racial protest in Baraka's play 'Dutchman' and Grimke's play 'Rachel'. The portrayals of the white and the black characters are compared.

S/LI/230. The Essence of Black Theatre

The paper examines the racial themes of suffering and unrest in Odette Bonner's play "The Purple Flower" and Adrienne Kennedy's play "Funnyhouse of a Negro" discussing the features of the African American theatre.

S/LI/221. 'The Tempest' is a play about power. With particular reference to Act 1 - Scene 2, explore how Shakespeare presents power in 'The Tempest'

The paper analyses the symbols of power used by Shakespeare in his play "The Tempest" discussing the effects of noises and sounds, retelling the plot of the play, and commenting on the representations of magic.

S/LI/220. How does the use of live technologies in theatrical performance comment on our own positioning in a post-industrial technologically based society? How does this in turn exemplify some of the concerns of the postmodernists?

The paper examines the use of media technology in post-modern theatre to provide the fusion of film, sounds, video art, etc. Opinions of theatre critics are reviewed; examples of using "mixed" media in stage performances are analysed focusing on the plays by Laurie Anderson.

S/LI/219. Artaud's writings offer a series of key theatrical principles around which many contemporary physical theatre companies have based their work. Examine in detail one or two works that you have seen identifying the importance of Artaudian practice to their communication

The paper examines the ideas of Artaud about the 'ritual theatre' discussing their influence on stage and sound effects, performance techniques, costumes, etc. The staging of 'Islands in the Stream' by Derevo is analysed.

S/LI/217. Post-structuralism in Caryl Churchill's plays

The paper examines the reflections of post-structuralism in Caryl Churchill's theatre focusing on the paradoxical and non-realistic nature of her plays and discussing her use of deconstruction, repetition, montage, etc.

S/LI/216. "A genuinely post-modern work forces us to recognise that reality is something other than our formulations of it, and that those formulations are therefore constructs" (Jean-François Lyotard). Investigate and interrogate the urge in performance theatre to radically restructure audience perception and understanding of theatre/life

The paper examines the concept of post-modernism from the perspective of its pluralistic approach to reality. The study offers a review of literature on the perceptions of reality and the nature of the unconscious applying the theory to the performance style of Robert Wilson's theatre 'The Wooster Group' and analysing his methods of creating 'parallel reality' by juxtaposing dreams and realistic material.

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