Live Theatre Review

Production Name: ___________________________________________________

Production Location: ___________________________________________________
Production Date: _____________
Production Style: Naturalistic / Non-Naturalistic / Other: ______________
Acting Style: Naturalistic / Non-Naturalistic / Other: ______________

Draw the set (including stage design) here:

Where do the audience sit?

What kind of staging is it?  END-ON, PROSCENIUM ARCH, TRAVERSE, THRUST,
IN-THE-ROUND, ARENA, PROMENADE

Anything else you notice pre-show?

 Key Moments: Characterisation

What happened in this important moment? _______________________________________

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Character(s): ________________________________________________

Physical Expression:
Facial Expressions: _______________________________________________________________
Body Language: _________________________________________________________________
Gait: ____________________________________________________________________________
Proxemics: ______________________________________________________________________
Levels: __________________________________________________________________________
Stance: _________________________________________________________________________

Voice (PPPTV): Effect on you as an audience member:

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Dramatic Techniques used:
e.g. breaking the fourth wall, placards
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 Key Moments: Lighting and Sound

What happened in this important lighting moment? _______________________________

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Lighting type(s) used: Colour of lighting (gels):

 Spotlight (harsh outline)

 Fresnel (soft outline)

Effect of lighting:
 Wash (warm, general)
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 Flood (cold, general)
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 Projections
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 Gobos
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 Cyclorama
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 Gauze

What can you hear? ____________________________________________ Diegetic

Characters can
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hear it
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Effect on you as audience? _____________________________________ Non-diegetic

Characters
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 Key Moments: Costume, Set and Props

Draw and annotate a character’s costume here.

Character: _______________________

Any important set pieces? Any important props?