Drama homework- Live theatre: A funny thing happened on the way to the forum By Stephen Sondheim

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Drama homework- Live theatre.

Plot: 

This play mainly revolves around Pseudolus, a lazy slave in Rome who will do almost anything to gain his wish of freedom. His master (Senex) and mistress (Domina) leave for the day and Pseudolus is left in charge of his owner's young son called Hero. He then finds out that the young master has fallen in love with a virgin called Philia. She is from the house of pleasure run by Marcus Lycus, a slave dealer specializing in beautiful women courtesans. Philia has been sold to Captain Miles Gloriosus and is waiting for him to come and claim her. Hero promises Pseudolus his freedom if he can arrange a marriage before his father returns. The main plot of the play is about Pseudolus trying to arrange for Hero and Philia to be together forever, as he runs into numerous obstacles along the way.

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Describe one actor’s performance that you particularly enjoyed. Why were they successful?

I genuinely enjoyed all of the actor’s performances.  The main character Psedolus played by Desmond Barrit was great. I think he was successful because he had funny lines and a lot of communication/ interaction with the audience, which is always good as we feel involved. I also think he was successful because people can relate to his character, wanting something so much that you would do pretty much anything to get it.

What visual elements were used to enhance the production?

I thought that the set and ...

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