Art Drama

The Rape of Lucrece follows a popular story from one of Shakespeare's favourite ancient writers, Ovid. Lucrece is the angelic wife of Collatine, an illustrious Roman general. She is coveted and eventually attacked by Prince Tarquin, Collatine's best friend.

Gesprochenes Drama sowie die komplette Opernaufnahme in einem Hörbuch! Zunächst das gesprochene Drama, dann Drama und Oper, Akt für Akt nacheinander im Wechsel, dann die komplette Oper als durchgehender Musikgenuss, eingespielt von Bayreuth-Legende Joseph Keilberth und dem Bayreuther Festival-Orchester!! Der dritte Teil des wohl berühmtesten Opern-Zyklus aller Zeiten: Siegfried erstarkt, schmiedet Notung, das Schwert, neu, und besiegt Wotan. Er erklimmt den Walkürenfelsen und erweckt Brünnhilde, die in Liebe entbrennt. Mit dabei: Ein pdf-Dokument mit allen Szenen.

Richard Griffiths, Clive Merrison, and Frances de la Tour star as part of the National Theatre cast. At a boys' grammar school in Sheffield, eight boys are being coached for the Oxbridge entrance exams. It is the mid-eighties, and the main concern of the unruly bunch of bright sixth-formers is getting out, starting university and starting life.

Crafting a list of the top ten Korean dramas of all time presents a rich tapestry of storytelling, character development, and cultural impact. These dramas have resonated with audiences for their compelling narratives, memorable performances, and emotional depth. Let's delve into each one.

Es war Heinrich von Kleists letztes Theaterstück, bevor er sich das Leben nahm: "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg", geschrieben 1810. Darin geht es um die Schlacht von Fehrbellin im 17. Jahrhundert, die Preußens Aufstieg zur Großmacht begründete. Der Prinz von Homburg verweigert einen Befehl und wendet ausgerechnet damit das Schlachtenglück zugunsten Preußens. Am Ende muss er selbst entscheiden, welche Strafe er für seine Befehlsverweigerung bekommen soll.

Hope Hunter dreamed of becoming a professional artist like her grandmother, Henrietta Debose. As a child prodigy studying under the master oil painter, Hope was well on her way, until her 17th birthday when she abandoned her dream to marry Terrence. Their marriage lasted 21 years until his gambling addiction cost them everything. After a bitter divorce, Hope's grandmother dies, leaves Hope's father out of her will, and bequeaths her estate to Hope, including the house on Cherry Blossom Lane. With renewed optimism, Hope relaunches her dream. Hope has three weeks to prepare for the grand ...

Actor. Dramatist. Poet. Husband. Father. Producer. Businessman. Servant of the Crown. All of the above can be applied to William Shakespeare. Certainly England's greatest playwright, he is still considered to be the most influential writer in the English language. Leaving behind a nearly unprecedented body of work to his credit, he addressed the full spectrum of the human condition and achieved what few other writers have in becoming a part of a global consciousness.

Performing children have a very special existence which sometimes sets them apart from their peers. Parents are often excluded from this world but are expected to support them all the way. There is very little authoritative advice on how to cope and what to expect. This book will help children and their parents navigate their way through all of this: to advise, guide, inform and demystify the wonderful world of live theatre.

Среди книг западной беллетристики, изображающих жизнь театральных подмостков, Актриса - классическое произведение, может быть, лучшее, что написано в этой области. Эдмон де Гонкур дал в Актрисе своеобразное сочетание романа и исследования, сплетающихся, дополняющих друг друга и освещающих судьбу и творчество главной героини произведения, Жюльетты Фостэн, великой актрисы, вылепленной Гонкуром наподобие знаменитых трагических артисток французской сцены.

Roman General Coriolanus makes his name defeating an enemy army and defending Rome. The Senate nominates him as consul, but he cannot win the people's vote, so he is banished from Rome and allies with his old enemy. He comes to attack Rome, his mother persuades him not to and his new-found ally kills him for the betrayal.

Forced into exile in the Forest of Arden, lovers Rosalind and Orlando become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity. Rosalind and her cousin escape into the forest and find Orlando, Rosalind's love. Disguised as a boy shepherd, Rosalind has Orlando woo her under the guise of 'curing' him of his love for Rosalind. Rosalind reveals she is a girl and marries Orlando during a group wedding at the end of the play.

All Brexit's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.... Written by the Bard himself, with a little help from novelist Boris Starling, this wonderful comedy of errors retells the tragic story of the UK's acrimonious break from the EU, written in wonderful iambic pentameter. From Cameron and Osborne, through May and Gove, to Cummings and Boris, this is a story of cynical electioneering and poisoned political scheming, and a most original take on the defining event of our time.

Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller, desde 1802 von Schiller fue un poeta, dramaturgo, filósofo e historiador alemán, considerado el dramaturgo más importante de Alemania y junto a Goethe, una de las figuras centrales del clasicismo de Weimar. Muchas de sus obras de teatro pertenecen al repertorio habitual del teatro en alemán y sus baladas se cuentan entre los poemas más famosos.

The Theatrical Event discusses the objectives of theater studies by focusing on the communicative encounter between performer and spectator - the theatrical event. A theatrical event includes the presentation of a performance and the attention of an audience; in this sense, every performance - on stage or in the street, historical or contemporary - that is watched by an audience is a theatrical event. The concept underlines the "eventness" of all encounters between performers and spectators.

Need to swot up on your Shakespeare? If you’ve always felt a bit embarrassed at your precarious grasp on the plot of Othello, or you haven’t a clue what a petard - as in ‘hoist with his own petard’ - actually is, then fear not, because this, at last, is the perfect guide to bring you up to speed. From the authors of the number-one bestselling Homework for Grown-ups, Shakespeare for Grown-ups is the essential book for anyone keen to deepen their knowledge of the Bard’s key plays and sonnets.

It’s a new school year, and for Casey Chang it’s a chance to make a fresh start away from the bad memories in her old town. But for the Drama Club of Ridgefield High, it means a chance to recruit new members. And Brianna Glaser - the Type-A co-president of the club - has her sights set on the new girl. But Casey soon finds herself sucked into the excitement and drama. For these kids, Drama Club isn’t just about a school play, it’s about passion and dreams and the future.

Tomas Kyd, the son of the notorious Captain William Kyd, had always had well enough. Yet enough was not at all satisfaction. Enough only stirred within him a desire for more: a desire for love, adventure, and a life of nobility that he felt he, too, so richly deserved. However, his father's curse, that which he shares with the pirate crew of his father's unfinished voyage, has always kept him from discovering a life he thought worth living.

Boris Karloff is the star of our Hollywood Stage presentation of David Copperfield. Charles Dickens is rightly regarded as amongst the foremost of English novelists. One of his great creations is David Copperfield which chronicles the young mans journey from childhood to maturity and the problems and hurdles that bestride his path.

Aaaaaaaaghhhhhhh! Dene screamed at the TV. A commercial for ice-cream had just come on and it starred those twins Evie and Cameron Billingham. We've never spoken to them but we just know they're vomitus. If you walked into an audition and the terrible twins were there, you could forget about it! The first book in an entertaining series of short novels about four girls who attend The Shooting Star drama school.

Maddy was always being asked to sing jingles for commercials. She'd sung about chocolate, cereal and dog food. Now she wanted a real acting job. But was she good enough to be an actor? Then came the announcement in class: "Maddy, you have an audition for Halfway Hospital." An audition! She just had to get the job. The second book in a series of entertaining short novels about four girls who attend The Shooting Star drama school.