WHAKAARI | DRAMA - Are you a Hero or a Villain?

This course is all about the theatre form of Melodrama with its stock characters and ‘over the top’ acting style. You will learn about its huge popularity in the 1800s, the most crowd-pleasing storylines and the larger than life characters.  You will explore various techniques and character conventions that will help you with your performance. Using plays like Pansy the Mill Girl and Foiled Again you will create an exciting and dramatic performance.