Drama and theatre fp1 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

dual nature of dramatic texts - dramas = texts that are written to be performed as plays, not purely written to be read, act as scripts collective nature of production and reception - communication situation at play different, several people involved in production, usually attended by large audiences stage directions - part of secondary text, printed in italics, detailed information about HOW text is to be performed, infos about stage set and characters' gestures and facial expressions pr...