- published: 03 Jun 2016
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Theatre (in American English usually theater) is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance. Elements of design and stagecraft are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience. The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”) and θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”).
Modern Western theatre derives in large measure from ancient Greek drama, from which it borrows technical terminology, classification into genres, and many of its themes, stock characters, and plot elements. Theatre scholar Patrice Pavis defines theatricality, theatrical language, stage writing, and the specificity of theatre as synonymous expressions that differentiate theatre from the other performing arts, literature, and the arts in general.
Actors: Bob Weinstein (producer), Christopher Eccleston (actor), Steve Joberns (miscellaneous crew), Clive Noakes (miscellaneous crew), Vanessa Redgrave (actress), Harvey Weinstein (producer), Jens Meurer (producer), Terence Stamp (actor), Anne Reid (actress), Bill Thomas (actor), Ali Moshref (miscellaneous crew), Ricky Sans (producer), Gemma Arterton (actress), Mark Timmons (miscellaneous crew), Jo Thompson (costume designer),
Plot: "Song for Marion", a London-set comedic drama, is about shy, grumpy pensioner Arthur who is reluctantly inspired by his beloved wife Marion to join a highly unconventional local choir. At odds with his son James, it is left to charismatic choir director Elizabeth to try and persuade Arthur that he can learn to embrace life. Arthur must confront the undercurrents of his own grumbling persona as he embarks on a hilarious, life-affirming journey of musical self discovery.
Keywords: bus-ride, cancer-patient, character-name-in-title, choir, cigarette-smoking, father-son-relationship, grandfather-granddaughter-relationship, grumpy-old-man, heavy-metal-music, husband-wife-relationshipActors: Bob Weinstein (producer), Christopher Eccleston (actor), Steve Joberns (miscellaneous crew), Clive Noakes (miscellaneous crew), Vanessa Redgrave (actress), Harvey Weinstein (producer), Jens Meurer (producer), Terence Stamp (actor), Anne Reid (actress), Bill Thomas (actor), Ali Moshref (miscellaneous crew), Ricky Sans (producer), Gemma Arterton (actress), Mark Timmons (miscellaneous crew), Jo Thompson (costume designer),
Plot: "Song for Marion", a London-set comedic drama, is about shy, grumpy pensioner Arthur who is reluctantly inspired by his beloved wife Marion to join a highly unconventional local choir. At odds with his son James, it is left to charismatic choir director Elizabeth to try and persuade Arthur that he can learn to embrace life. Arthur must confront the undercurrents of his own grumbling persona as he embarks on a hilarious, life-affirming journey of musical self discovery.
Keywords: bus-ride, cancer-patient, character-name-in-title, choir, cigarette-smoking, father-son-relationship, grandfather-granddaughter-relationship, grumpy-old-man, heavy-metal-music, husband-wife-relationshipActors: Cillian Murphy (actor), Paul Winters (actor), Shimmy Marcus (actor), Una Kavanagh (actress), Tara Lynne O'Neill (actress), Brian McGuinness (actor), Keith McErlean (actor), Joe McElwaine (editor), Eoin Whelan (actor), Conor Morrissey (writer), Conor Morrissey (actor), Conor Morrissey (director), Conor Morrissey (editor), Des Keogh (actor), Lisa O'Reilly (actress),
Plot: Death is training his son in the art and responsibilities of the family business. His son does well until he's sent out on his own to claim an accident victim. Instead, he's asked by a friend of the dying man to help with CPR. Taken aback, he assents, the dying man is resuscitated, and Death's son is in the doghouse with dad. Enraged, pop gives his son 24 hours to deliver a corpse, so the young man sets out to ice the man who asked him for help earlier that day. Junior's target is a young actor, Tom, going through opening night and loved by Sarah, a rather histrionic young woman. A near-Death experience awaits them all as Junior comes of age.
Genres: Short,My life is a musical, I know how to put on
A pretty pathetic show, I hide
Backstage, keep the curtains closed
'Cause I'm scared, I'm scared
I'm getting pretty good at feeding them
The lines they like but I don't
Recognize the girl I face each night
I can compromise till I'm convinced, it's right
What happened to the girl who could overlook the world?
She never gave a second to what the other people thought
What happened to the dream of rejecting the routine?
'Cause they never worked for me
I'm gonna burn this theater down
And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd
I wanna live like I lost the script
And scream every line like this is it
They say all the world's a stage
Rewriting your identity is all the rage
Well, next act please, I'd like a change
I don't really like pretending this way
What happened to the girl who could overlook the world?
She never gave a second to what the other people thought
What happened to the dream of rejecting the routine?
'Cause they never worked for me
I'm gonna burn this theater down
And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd
I wanna live like I lost the script
And scream every line like this is it
I'm gonna burn this theater down
And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd
I wanna live like I lost the script
And scream every line like this is it
And the sad thing is we're all in on the action
We're all holding our breath, waiting for a reaction
You play your part, I'll be playing with matches
And if you'd like a show, you can follow the ashes
I'm gonna burn this theater down
And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd
I wanna live like I lost the script
And scream every line like this is it
I'm gonna burn this theater down
And pray to God for the strength to help me face the crowd
I wanna live like I lost the script