WorksheetsDocumentary Drama
Total questions: 4
Worksheet time: 2mins
What is “Documentary theatre?”
Theatre that uses newspapers, government reports & interviews, as source material for stories about real events and people
Theatre about serious issues
Theatre on the news
Theatre that uses the news report structure
What is the difference between verbatim Theatre and documentary Theatre?
Verbatim theatre takes place in real time & Documentary theatre looks at historical events
Verbatim theatre uses news reports only & Documentary theatre uses interviews
Verbatim theatre is naturalistic and Documentary theatre is non- naturalistic
Verbatim theatre uses real people's words exclusively, Documentary theatre encompasses other found sources such as newspaper articles and diaries.
What do Verbatim theatre & Documentary theatre have in common?
They both aim to teach the audience something
They both use real people’s words
They both tend to deal with serious issues or events that have actually happened
All of the above
True or false? The Dialogue in both Verbatim theatre & Documentary theatre is spoken entirely accurately with every utterance and breath exactly as it was said by the real people
TRUE
FALSE
