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Restoration Theatre Project

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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restoration theatre

AERIOL . ALYSSA . MATTHEW . MELANIE
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THE COUNTRY WIFE

WILLIAM WYCHERLEY
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A brief history of the play

  • Out of favour for 18 years, (because he stole a loaf of bread.)
  • Ménage à trois of Plots
  • Loads of Characters
  • Multiple Acts
  • Quite the Finish ;)
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as an audience member in restoration theatre

  • You can drink tea in the theatre
  • You can holler at the actors
  • You can LOLZ
  • You may not leave your seat
  • You loved the sexual innuendos
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our scene

ACT 1, SCENE 1 - SUSPEND YOUR DISBOLEEFE ... THIS IMAGE IS OUR SET
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A QUICK LIST OF THINGS THAT BEGAN THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD

  • Interregnum
  • Puritans
  • King Charles I
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HOW DID THIS PARTY BEGIN?

CHARLES THE II AND HIS POSSY OF PERI WIGS GOT IT KICKIN'!
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PERI WIG

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INDEPENDANCE

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COCKFIGHTS

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POPULARITY OF TEA

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NOM NOMS

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on the stage

IN THE RESTORATION PERIOD
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THE PLAYERS

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ELENORE (NELL) GWYNN

  • Clearly she's a BABE!
  • Was a mistress to a famous actor
  • Debuted on stage 1664
  • Speciality - Breaches Roles
  • Sleeping with the King Helped
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THOMAS BETTERTON

  • Greatest Actor
  • Majestic Restraint
  • Skilled in Comedy & Tragedy
  • Educated in London
  • Received Critical Praise
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ACTING COMPANYS

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THEATRES

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BASIC STRUCTURE

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DRURY LANE

WHERE THE MUFFIN MAN WATCHED SHOWS ;)
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LIN COLN’S INN FIELDS

THEATRE SO GOOD YOU'L FEEL IT IN YOUR "COLON" ;)
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dorset garden

LET YOUR ART GROW IN THE DORSET GARDEN ;)
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SCENIC

  • Wings and Shutters
  • Torelli was so last seasson
  • Groovy System, baby yeah!
  • Musical Entertainment
  • Stock Settings
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COSTUMES

  • Followed Neoclassical
  • Contemporary
  • Historical Figures
  • Men were Peacocks
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TECHNICAL ELEMENTS

  • Lighting was all oil based
  • Candelabras were extreamly popular
  • We begin to see "Foot" Lighting around the apron
  • Sound Effects were created thought folly
  • Music was still orchestral and live
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William Wycherley

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Who wrote this play?!

OBVI. WILLIAM WYCHERLEY
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William Wycherley's Life Spent On Things Put Into A Pie Chart

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William Wycherley

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OTHER PLAYWRITES

AND THEIR SILLY PLAYS
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RESTORATION COMEDY

AND THATS ALL THEY WROTE ABOUT
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YOLO #SWAG

#THUG LIFE #History portion done! #nailed it
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CREATIVE PRESENTATION

WE HAVE A DESIGN PRESENTATION FOR YOU
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Aeriol Greene