Genre Flashcards
The type of Drama you are creating. (11 cards)
Agitprop
A play with a strong political message.
Black Comedy
A comedy with dark themes
Comedy of Manners
A comedy which uses society’s
stereotypes.
Commedia Dell ‘arte
Improvised theatre, which looks at using stock characters, such as; the slave, the damsel etc. It also uses a lot of physicality.
Docudrama
Documentary style drama
Epic Theatre
Awareness that the audience are
watching a play, usually has a strong point or message. The Audience should not empathise with the characters they
should know they are watching a drama.
Farce
A drama which is highly exaggerated.
This is usually comical.
Historical Drama
Drama set in historical period.
Comedy
A play which is comical and has a
happy ending.
Tragic-comedy
A play which has both comical moments
and an element of tragedy.
Drama
Relies on the action, emotion and
relationships in the plot.
