Module Descriptors
PERFORMING SHAKESPEARE
DRAM40164
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Paul Jones
Email: P.W.Jones@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PERFORMANCE weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
BARTON, JOHN. 2001. Playing Shakespeare. Anchor Press
BERRY, CICELY. 2000. The Actor and the Text. Virgin.
BERRY, CICELY. 2000. Voice and the Actor. Virgin
LINKLAKER, KRISTEN. 1992. Freeing Shakespeare's Voice- The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text. Theatre Communications Group.
NOBLE, ADRIAN. 2010. How to Do Shakespeare. Routledge
RODENBURG, PATSY. 1992.The Need for Words-Voice and the Text. London: Methuen.
RODENBURG, PATSY. 1998. The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer. Methuen.
RODENBURG, PATSY, 2005. Speaking Shakespeare. Methuen
TUCKER, PATRICK. 2001. Secrets of Acting Shakespeare. Routledge.
BERRY, CICELY. 2000. The Actor and the Text. Virgin.
BERRY, CICELY. 2000. Voice and the Actor. Virgin
LINKLAKER, KRISTEN. 1992. Freeing Shakespeare's Voice- The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text. Theatre Communications Group.
NOBLE, ADRIAN. 2010. How to Do Shakespeare. Routledge
RODENBURG, PATSY. 1992.The Need for Words-Voice and the Text. London: Methuen.
RODENBURG, PATSY. 1998. The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer. Methuen.
RODENBURG, PATSY, 2005. Speaking Shakespeare. Methuen
TUCKER, PATRICK. 2001. Secrets of Acting Shakespeare. Routledge.
Module Learning Strategies
Vocal warm-ups and improving key oral ability will prepare you for the module. Workshops will enable you to identify and explore the challenges of performing verse drama, and help you to develop verse-speaking skills. Rehearsals and a subsequent presentation will allow you to test your practical findings under performance conditions in front of an audience. Attendance at theatre presentations of Shakespeare's work will be encouraged.
Key Information Set Data:
Scheduled L&T activities 16%
Guided Independent Learning 84%
Key Information Set Data:
Scheduled L&T activities 16%
Guided Independent Learning 84%
Module Indicative Content
This module is a practical exploration of the staging and performance of Shakespearian text. A wide range of scenes, speeches and sonnets will be utilised and explored within the broad historical context of Shakespeare's life and times. Attention will focus upon the questions that face the contemporary actor and director of Shakespeare's work and there will be comparison of different styles and techniques of speaking the verse and discussion about their interpretive effects.
Module Additional Assessment Details
This is all marked individually and consists of:
- 20% Sonnet (14 lines);
- 40% Speech (up to 20 lines);
- 40% Short Scene (no more than 5 minutes).
These are picked in consultation with your Module Leader and/or Tutor
Fulfilment of general assessment criteria for practical work (see Award Handbook)
Key Information Set Data:
Practical Exams 100%
- 20% Sonnet (14 lines);
- 40% Speech (up to 20 lines);
- 40% Short Scene (no more than 5 minutes).
These are picked in consultation with your Module Leader and/or Tutor
Fulfilment of general assessment criteria for practical work (see Award Handbook)
Key Information Set Data:
Practical Exams 100%
Module Resources
Theatre/Studio and workshop spaces
Recordings of Shakespeare plays (audio, VCR, DVD)
Library
IT software (e.g. word-processing)
Recordings of Shakespeare plays (audio, VCR, DVD)
Library
IT software (e.g. word-processing)