Katie Mitchell
Date: 1964-present
Broad approach: A style of theatre that aims to be as life-like or as real as possible. with A combination of two or more forms of communication, eg film, photography and sound., termed A theatrical technique where a film is shot on stage in front of an audience..
Example productions: Orlando, 4.48 Psychosis, Miss Julie
Key facts:
- Katie Mitchell is an English director
- she often explores feminist themes
- she has worked with the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre
- her productions include a vast array of A type of theatre where the story is told through song and music. as well as theatre performances
- she is best known for her adaptations of classic plays from playwrights such as A Russian playwright and short-story writer of comic satire., A Swedish playwright who often drew from his own personal experiences and created expressionist drama, a combination of psychology and naturalism. and A playwright and one of the three most famous tragic dramatists of Ancient Greece.
Example techniques:
- influenced by A Russian theatre practitioner associated with naturalism. methods for creating a character
- uses multimedia to support the set design in communicating the world and ideas of the play, and to act as a live participant in the performance, with almost equal status to an actor
- multimedia is often used live on stage to pick out a performer’s more subtle details, eg An aspect of body language, using the face to convey emotions or feelings.
- the importance of The sequence of events in a plot; a story., using technology to show what is going on in the character’s head, not just simply the beginning, middle and end of a story
More guides on this topic
- Responding to a stimulus - OCR
- Developing an idea - OCR
- Selecting a genre or performance style - OCR
- Rehearsing for a performance - OCR
- Refining a performance - OCR
- Interpreting and performing a character - OCR
- Designing for productions - OCR
- Health and safety considerations - OCR
- Creating a portfolio or devising log - OCR