Singapore University of Social Sciences

ELT374 Drama, Theatre and Performance examines plays as both dramatic texts and stage performances. A range of well-known plays and their performance histories from the Renaissance period to the present day will be read. Through close reading of the text, students will look at the language, dramatic structures and conventions, and discuss the thematic treatment of issues in the plays. The course also attends to performance possibilities and considerations, how they affect the production and reception of a play first staged or one performed centuries later. Students will look at some of the changes and developments in drama and performance, and address the value of theatre in past and present society.