Villains and Tyrants.
The best of Shakespeare's worst.
You decide who is the best of the worst.
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Shakespeare's work delivers up some of the very best literary villains and tyrants in the world, so much so that it is almost impossible to decide which member of his rogues gallery is in fact, the worst.
Until now. The Dire Theatre Company Villains and Tyrants workshop is an interactive forum wherein our actors present Shakespeare's villains onstage with overviews and excerpts of their native texts. Our audience is then responsible for joining our hosts as they argue both for and against title of Tyrant for the characters in question. The workshop is built around Augusto Boal's Forum Theatre model, and encourages the students to engage in genuine discussion about the characters and their texts, bringing in to question the broader themes of the works as well as deciding on who is and is not really a villain. |
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Our actors come prepped with a menagerie of villainous types in their arsenal, however the team can tailor the bad guy roster to suite the texts being studied at your school, just let us know and we will show up primed!
Fun and informal, the Villains and Tyrants Workshop is an hour of interactive discourse and performance that engages audiences and encourages debate!
Fun and informal, the Villains and Tyrants Workshop is an hour of interactive discourse and performance that engages audiences and encourages debate!
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Download our info pack for details on pricing and the project.
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Approx. 60 minutes
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Interactive performance
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Stage combat and stage blood
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