Question

Essay on theatricalproduction begins

Answer 1

Answer:

Underlying the theatrical developments of the 19th century, and in many cases inspiring them, were the social upheavals that followed the French Revolution. Throughout Europe the middle class took over the theatres and effected changes in repertoire, style, and decorum. In those countries that experienced revolutionary change or failure, national theatres were founded to give expression to the views and values of the middle class, whose aspirations in these cases coincided with a more general movement of national liberation. In western Europe a different pattern of development emerged, varying considerably in each country but having the unified features of a demand for “realism” on the stage, which meant a faithful reflection of the life-style and domestic surroundings of the rising class England, where the Industrial Revolution was more advanced than in the other European countries, the middle class had to struggle for its own theatres against the entrenched power of the two patent houses (licensed by the Crown), Drury Lane and Covent Garden, which had enjoyed an almost total monopoly of dramatic theatre since 1660. As early as 1789, attempts were made to evade the legal restrictions on building new theatres. The Reform Bill of 1832, which enfranchised the propertied middle class and established its political power, led to the Theatres Act of 1843, which gave London a “free theatre.” The expected flood of new theatre buildings did not occur, and no major building took place for 16 years .

Answer 2

Answer:

                   Theatrical production

A theatrical production is the process involved in conversion of a dramatic text into a theatrical  performance which involves a diverse range of art forms from acting, direction, production, lighting, stage props, costume designing, music, backstage support etc. It is a transformation of  one art form into another from text to an enriching visual experience of performance. It is very important to understand the term production before we have a better understanding of  theatrical production. The term production finds its origin in the Latin word producere which  means to lead or bring forth. Oxford defines the term production as, the action of making or  manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured or the  process of or management involved in making a film, play, or record.

Explanation: