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Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Intermediate

Former School/College

Former School of Arts and Social Sciences

Pre-requisites

ENG00400 - Introduction to Written Texts AND [[WR10001] Contemporary Reading and Writing Practices]

Unit aim

Gives students a practical and experiential introduction to a broad range of performance writing practices, dramaturgy techniques and theories of performance. Develops students' writing based on a practical experience of methods, approaches and styles relating to writing for live performance.

Unit content

  • The empty space: Staging performance
  • From written word to performing body
  • From oral tradition to contemporary theatre
  • Theatre and community
  • Performance workshops

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 articulate the differences between writing for the page and writing for the performing body
2 demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between theatre and community
3 identify the basic aspects of script structure
4 demonstrate practical skills in writing for performance
5 critically analyse a range of approaches to writing for performance.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. articulate the differences between writing for the page and writing for the performing body
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  2. demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between theatre and community
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  3. identify the basic aspects of script structure
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  4. demonstrate practical skills in writing for performance
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  5. critically analyse a range of approaches to writing for performance.
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Prescribed texts

  • Clark, L, 2006, Writing for the Stage: a Practical Playwriting Guide, Allyn and Bacon, Pearson, Boston. ISBN: 978-0205412976.
  • Grieg, N, 2005, Play Writing: A Practical Guide, Routledge, London and New York. ISBN: 978-0415310437.
  • Nowra, L, 2000, Radiance: The Play and Screenplay, Currency Press, Sydney. ISBN: 978-0868196244.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.