Live theatre review essay plan
‘Briefly explain the ways in which two or more performers used their performance skills to
create convincing romantic or family relationships on stage at particular moments.
Analyse and evaluate the contribution of your chosen performers to the total dramatic
effectiveness of the production [25 marks]
Introduction: [5 mins]
- Name of the production
- Venue which it was performed
- Source (live or digital) – filmed date
- Give a brief synopsis of the play
- Introduce the creative team, directed/written by…
- in your opinion…statement related to the question focus about the production and
the performers overall. – link to impact they had on you as an audience member in
whole production (Rewording the question)
Paragraph 2 – introduction of the roles and performers: [5 mins]
- Introduce performer 1 – the performers name and character they play
- Briefly explain the type of character the performer is playing their brief character
journey
- Introduce performer 2 – the performers name and the characters they play
- Briefly explain the type of character the performer is playing their brief character
journey
- Briefly explain their either romantic or family relationship
Paragraph 3 – 4 (with 3 sub paragraphs within number 3 and number 4): discussing key
moments [35 mins]
- Select key moment number 1 – briefly explain (narrative) what is happening in this
key moment (set a scene)
- Identify the first ‘particular moment’ that you want to discuss that shows ‘convincing
romantic or family relations’
Always speak about the performers – don’t fall into the trap of
referencing their characters as the focus. Also use their surnames as you
- What is happening? introduced them earlier
- What are the performers doing?
- Where are they doing it? Where on stage/where in the moment/ where in the
dialogue)
- How are they using their performance skills (use the gorilla phrase)
- Why are they doing this? (Effectively creating meaning – mood, atmosphere,
emotion, tension, understanding etc)
- What impact is this having on you as an audience member? - opinion to support.
- Always use the words – convincing/relationship/ romantic or family
Repeat process for paragraph 3 and 4 two more times so that you have covered the start/
middle and end of your selected key moments. The two key moment that you select your
essay must be good evidence to support the question focus across the whole production.
‘Briefly explain the ways in which two or more performers used their performance skills to
create convincing romantic or family relationships on stage at particular moments.
Analyse and evaluate the contribution of your chosen performers to the total dramatic
effectiveness of the production [25 marks]
Introduction: [5 mins]
- Name of the production
- Venue which it was performed
- Source (live or digital) – filmed date
- Give a brief synopsis of the play
- Introduce the creative team, directed/written by…
- in your opinion…statement related to the question focus about the production and
the performers overall. – link to impact they had on you as an audience member in
whole production (Rewording the question)
Paragraph 2 – introduction of the roles and performers: [5 mins]
- Introduce performer 1 – the performers name and character they play
- Briefly explain the type of character the performer is playing their brief character
journey
- Introduce performer 2 – the performers name and the characters they play
- Briefly explain the type of character the performer is playing their brief character
journey
- Briefly explain their either romantic or family relationship
Paragraph 3 – 4 (with 3 sub paragraphs within number 3 and number 4): discussing key
moments [35 mins]
- Select key moment number 1 – briefly explain (narrative) what is happening in this
key moment (set a scene)
- Identify the first ‘particular moment’ that you want to discuss that shows ‘convincing
romantic or family relations’
Always speak about the performers – don’t fall into the trap of
referencing their characters as the focus. Also use their surnames as you
- What is happening? introduced them earlier
- What are the performers doing?
- Where are they doing it? Where on stage/where in the moment/ where in the
dialogue)
- How are they using their performance skills (use the gorilla phrase)
- Why are they doing this? (Effectively creating meaning – mood, atmosphere,
emotion, tension, understanding etc)
- What impact is this having on you as an audience member? - opinion to support.
- Always use the words – convincing/relationship/ romantic or family
Repeat process for paragraph 3 and 4 two more times so that you have covered the start/
middle and end of your selected key moments. The two key moment that you select your
essay must be good evidence to support the question focus across the whole production.
