Playlab's Tas Syllabus Suggestions 2022
AREA 4: LIVE THEATRE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
The following list of plays has been curated by Playlab Theatre staff in order to provide an extended list of plays suitable for study in Area 4: Live Theatre Performance Analysis. The following texts have been selected as they each provide practical insight and understanding into the theory that underpins theatrical practice and playwriting and offer invaluable insight into script and production analysis.
The Belonging Trilogy
by Margi Brown Ash
THEMES: Belonging, Home, Not-Belonging,
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
CAST SIZE: 1–2
CHARACTER AGES: ≤50
SUITABLE FOR: Adults
Dramawise Reimagined
by Brad Haseman and John O’Toole
THEMES: Various
‘In drama, we are the creators. Like in a skeleton, the bones of drama only work together. The human context—the situation, the people and their relationships—are the flesh. ... Read moreStory
by Robert McKee
ISBN: 9780413715609
FORMAT: Paperback
NUMBER OF PAGES: 480
PUBLISHED: January 1999
PUBLISHER: Methuen Publishing Ltd
Private: The Dramatic Writer’s Companion, Second Edtion
by Will Dunne
ISBN: 0226172546
PUBLISHER: The University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Paperback | 356 pages
PUBLICATION DATE: 19 May 2009
What Playwrights Talk About When They Talk About Writing
by Jeffrey Sweet
ISBN: 9780300211443
FORMAT: Hardcover
NUMBER OF PAGES: 304
PUBLISHED: 4th April 2017
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press
The Cinematic Theatre Handbook
by Brad Jennings and Steven Maxwell
Includes complementary DVD
Synopsis: Since founding Markwell Presents in 2002 Brad Jennings and Steven Maxwell have written and produced 14 new plays for young people featuring Cinematic Theatre: the integration of live performance ... Read more