This module is designed to introduce you, practically and theoretically, to a range of case studies within the context of a particular theatre or performance tradition or style (e.g. feminist theatres, site-specific practices, physical theatre, monologue plays etc). It will equip you to work with deep knowledge and understanding of the given tradition/style across performative and analytical contexts, and will enable you to apply these skills to your ongoing work at the intersections of text and performance.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
The module aims:
By the end of the module, you should expect:
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay |
N/A | 75 |
Practical Group Performance and viva |
N/A | 25 |
None
Formative essay-related task (Week TBC); formative group performance and viva in Week 9 or 10.
*For summative assessments, students will lose 3 marks per workshop, seminar or practical missed for this module.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay |
N/A | 75 |
Practical Solo Performance and Viva |
N/A | 25 |
You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times.
You will receive written feedback on all assessments and reassessments. This will happen in a formative manner in practical workshops and seminars, and in a summative manner in feedback sheets on practical assessment and written tasks.
For a sample module on British feminist theatre traditions, an indicative bibliography could include:
Plays
Mojisola Adebayo
Moira Buffini
Caryl Churchill,
Sarah Daniels,
Andrea Dunbar,
Gay Sweatshop
Theoretical material
Elaine Aston and Gerry Harris, (2012) A Good Night Out For The Girls
Sue-Ellen Case, (2008) Feminism and Theatre
Sharon Carnicke, (2008) Stanislavsky in Action
Jill Dolan, (1988)The Feminist Spectator as Critic
Jill Dolan, (2013) The Feminist Spectator in Action
Penny Farfan and Lesley Ferris (eds.), (2014) Contemporary Women Playwrights: Into the Twenty-First Century
Lizbeth Goodman, (1993) Contemporary Feminist Theatres
Emer O’Toole, (2015) Girls Will Be Girls
Kim Solga, (2016) Feminism & Theatre