WKC Level 2 Performing Arts

Citizenship (Unit 5,6 & 7) Citizenship is a play written by Mark Ravenhill. It was developed and performed at the National Theatre Connections in 2005. Citizenship explores themes such as sexuality, friendship, tarot card reading, mental health and identity. The play was considered as "bittersweet" because of its harsh yet truthful message, but the payoff was the charming comical moments which were scattered throughout the play. Citizenship was appreciated by the audience. Many  people commented on how it oozed relatable nostalgia. Mark Ravenhill Mark Ravenhill is a journalist, playwright and actor. Mark was born in England on 7th June 1966. Mark Ravenhill grew up in West Sussex and had developed an interest in theatre at a very young age. Mark would often make short plays and act in them with his brother. They were about 7 years old when this took place. Mark then went on to study English and Drama at the Bristol University for 3 years (1984-19...

                                                       Identity Unit 1 Content (Verbatim Theatre) Verbatim theatre is when real life events get devised into a theatre performance. This could include documentaries, interviews, newspaper articles etc. Verbatim theatre is also known as "Documented Theatre". The word "Verbatim" literally means word to word. Verbatim theatre has been around for quite long. A good example for the root of verbatim theatre is a play called One-Third Of A Nation which was  performed   in the early 20th century, 1938, written by Arther Arent and produced by the Federal Theatre Project. This play focused on the issues of housing in the United States and how the population of slums ...