1. To what extent has modern theatre successfully incorporated puppetry and/or multimedia? Does this enhance or detract from the overall production? Use examples from local productions you have seen, if possible.
Modern theatre has successfully incorporated multimedia through the use of videos, laser lighting, audio etc. to enhance modern plays. It has been used in production like Agamemnon by young SRT, Midsummer’s Night Dream by SRT. In a way, it does enhance the overall production because it aids the visual parts and the audience gets to see more than just actors acting.
However, multimedia may sometimes be used inappropriately, and when done so it again detracts. Like for example the video used in the Midsummer’s Night Dream production appeared to me as redundant. Firstly because it was quite horrible to watch because of it’s bad quality. To put it simply I thought the video was boring. And if it had been acted out instead, it could probably have been better. But if the multimedia used is appropriate, for example good laser lighting effects that added to the magical sort of feeling the production had, then it would of course enhance the overall production.
Also, audiences who prefer the conventional theatre acting would find this distracting. Some would believe that the acting and plot is the main focus of the play and adding unnecessary visual or sound effects might change that focus, thus making multimedia detract the overall production.
ELEANOR!
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