The Duchess of Malfi
* Not a realise project
* Design a model box
* To be performed in the main house of the Playhouse
* This project has a wide brief
* 750 theatre seating
* The Playhouse is a major resource for the city
First written in 1612
First performed 1613
It was one of the first performances, and the shakespearian era that moved from outside performance to inside. This is a different feel and world than Shakespeare's worlds within his plays.
Jacobean
> No electricity, candle light
> Actors would have been holding candles for extra light
> A darker world/ tone and theme
> Violent society/ corrupt
> Shadows
Q: What is the relevance of this play to todays society?
* today the media show random acts of horror, torture and torment on a daily basis
The Play is full of:
> Over hearing and spying
> Violence and torture
> Tarantino style
> Sex and death
> Power is abused
> The play is a very grown up approach to the story
* 4 main characters > Duchess - Good willed
> Brothers > Cardinal - Unpleasent
> Ferdinand - In love with his sister
> Bosiler - Spy
> Antonio - Stuard, Good willed
Everything in this story seems like things are good, health and shiny, but underneath things are dirty and corrupt
* Something basic about the world
* Darkness
* Waxworks
* Very visual
> Strangled on stage
* Deception, back stabbing
*Supernatural element to the play > ghosts around the cardinals place
*Bloodbath
*Struggle with self values - whats right and wrong
* Public face and private life
Q: How do you make the play look and feel like it connects to today?
Locations
> Court
> Rome
> 'On the Road'
> Prison
This story reminds me off...
A: The three Musketeers (Corrupt Cardinal)
A: Game of Thrones
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