Eleanor Carter 11C Drama course work, a comparative essay. I chose to compare my improvised piece of drama, entitled “Shattered” to two other plays: Nicholas Nickleby, by Charles Dickens; and Legal Weapon, by Tim Wheeler a Theatre In Education production. My improvised piece of drama is similar to the production of Nicholas Nickleby, which was performed by the National Youth Theatre at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith. These pieces of theatre are similar in their genre; they are both straight and serious pieces of drama. They are also similar in that they both use a combination of realistic acting devices and more stylised sequences. A scene in our play that demonstrates straight acting qualities is when Joshua consoles Lisa on her troubles at home. Lisa and Josh are girlfriend and boyfriend, in this specific scene Lisa shows her trust, and confides in him, giving great detail about her parents constant
