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WorksheetsAustralian Gothic Theatre Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Australian Gothic Theatre is..
Born from Gothic architecture and literature
Characterised by the Australian landscape
Eerie and dark
Dramatic conventions are...
Just another name for the elements of drama
Unique techniques that create a style
skills such as directing, performing, critiquing
the context behind the play
Which of the following is NOT a convention of Australian Gothic Theatre?
Multiple role
Ritualised movement
Channelling of spirits
Music
Familiar made strange is defined as..
Slow, sustained movement
Actors playing dead characters
A very personal image, space or friend suddenly made weird
Supernatural characters
Lonely Queenslander style homes, dusty desserts, abandoned towns and sewers are examples of..
unique Australian landscape
Transforming into the grotesque
Intertextuality
An example of Australian Gothic spaces are..
Eerie sounds heard, storms brewing and candles flickering
Eeries sounds, sunshine and monsters
Caves, sewers and happy picnics
Graveyards, prisons and crowded beaches
Examples of Australian Gothic characters are...
Grotesque bodies, inanimate and sesame street characters
Unborn, fearful and horse-like
Supernatural, shadows and animal like
Who wrote 'Children of the Black Skirt'?
Angela Anaconda
Angela Betzien
Betty Anderson
Old One
Identify the character pictured..
Old One
New One
Harold Horrocks
Black Skirt
Identify the character pictured..
Old One
New One
Harold Horrocks
Black Skirt
Where is 'Children of the Black Skirt' primarily set?
First Fleet ship
School
Abandoned orphanage
Which of the following is not a character in 'Children of the Black skirt;?
Lizzie
Eddie
Mother
New One
The Black Skirt is...
the mother
an orphan
a governess
a nun
Which convention is defined as 'A character or characters serving as a medium, someone who exists in this world but speaks for someone from another'
Unique Australian Landscape
Place as character
Channeling of spirits
Ritualised movement
Which convention is defined as "gothic worlds that are alive and become a character themselves. Eg haunted, dimly lit, rain, storms, wind, caves, underworld, ruins, etc."
Channelling of spirits
Place as Character
Ritualised movement
Sound scape
Which convention is defined as "Slow, sustained movement that is often worship like or haunting. Usually used by supernatural and other worldly characters."
Ritualised movement
Sound Scape
Unique Australian Landscape
Familiar made strange
Mood is...
a type of movement that a character uses
the overall atmosphere of the drama
the driving force of the drama
where a drama is set
Mood can be created through...
lighting, sound and movement
colour, body language and shape
space, colour and sound
body language, lighting and set
Which convention is defined as "actors play more than one character."
Unique Australian Landscape
Multiple role
Familiar Made Strange
Transforming into Grotesque
Place is...
refers to the use of space
an orphanage
the overall location and setting of scene
the theatre stage type used
Time is (select all that apply)...
the time frame including past, present and future of the drama
how time passes, either real, selective or flexible and
overall rhythm of performance
Time, Mood and Place are ...
Conventions of drama
Skills of drama
Elements of drama
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