Drama and Lovesong Worksheet

What is a dramatic convention?

• A gathering of playwrights and directors

• An agreed “rule” in theatre accepted by actors and audiences

• A realistic action that could happen in daily life

• A type of narrative that uses flashbacks

Which of these is an example of a convention, not reality?

• A dentist giving advice to a patient

• A spotlight following one character

• A couple arguing in the kitchen

• A character paying bills

What is a memory play?

• A performance written entirely from real diary entries

• A theatrical work shaped by a character’s personal memories

• A play where actors have to memorise long monologues

• A historical play set in the past

Who wrote Lovesong?

• Scott Graham

• Abi Morgan

• Simon Stephens

• Bryony Lavery

What key theme does Lovesong explore?

• The importance of wealth and power

• Falling in and out of love while staying connected

• Political corruption and war

• The dangers of technology

Which of these techniques might be used to show a memory on stage?

• Lighting shifts

• Freeze frames

• Direct address

• All of the above

What does a non-linear narrative mean?

• The story is told strictly in chronological order

• The story jumps between different times or perspectives

• The story has no characters or dialogue

• The story is told only through physical movement

Which practitioner company directed Lovesong?

• Complicité

• Punchdrunk

• Frantic Assembly

• Kneehigh

What inspired Lovesong alongside Abi Morgan’s writing?

• The poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and the song Starlings by Elbow

• Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

• Brecht’s Mother Courage

• A Greek tragedy

In Lovesong, who are the two versions of the central couple?

• Billy & Maggie (older) and William & Margaret (younger)

• Jack & Rose (older) and Ben & Lucy (younger)

• John & Mary (older) and David & Sarah (younger)

• Billy & Margaret (older) and William & Maggie (younger)