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WorksheetsTheatre Theory: Genres
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the two oldest genres of theatre?
Action & Adventure
Drama and Comedy
Comedy & Tragedy
Tragedy & Musical
What does genre mean?
Category
Type
Style
Category & Type
What genre is designed to be humorous?
Comedy
Musical
Physical Theatre
Tragedy
Which genre allows performers to perform unplanned or unscripted? Everything is created spontaneously by the performers.
Biographical
Comedy
Satire
Improv
These plays contain darker themes such as death and disaster. Often the protagonist of the play has a tragic flaw, a trait which leads to their downfall.
Satire
Historical
Tragedy
Farce
Which genre is technically nonsensical?
Comedy
Farce
Improv
Physical Theatre
Which genre takes a comic look at current events/people while at the same time attempts to make a political or social statement?
Satire
Farce
Comedy
Tragedy
Which genre has songs to help explain the story and move the ideas of the play along?
Comedy
Improv
Musical
Tragedy
What is Fringe Theatre?
Fringe theatre is a form of theatre that is experimental in its style and narrative.
Fringe theatre is a form of theatre that focuses on actual historical events.
Fringe theatre is a form of theatre where the audience too plays an active part in the performance.
Fringe theatre is a form of theatre that encompasses storytelling primarily through physical movement
What is your favourite genre?
