'Verbatim theatre is a form of documentary theatre in which plays are constructed from the precise words spoken by people interviewed about a particular event or topic.'
- Wikipedia
The Everyday Sexism Puppetry project is going to be a verbatim piece of theatre. Our aim is to interview people around the university and find out some stories of sexism that people have experienced. We are looking to ask open ended questions to people and record their reactions and thoughts. Asking both male and female members of the public we will hopefully gather useful information that will allow us to create a script and work from there.
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/video/an-introduction-to-verbatim-theatre
This link takes you to the National Theatre and shows an introduction to Verbatim theatre practise.
Artists to look at:
- Alecky Blythe
Q: Why puppets?
- Puppets don't come with 'baggage', we are dealing with a delicate issue and using a puppet allows us to have a blank canvas for a character. Puppets also help us to incise the members of the audience by grabbing the attention and imagination of the audience member. The audience invest in the puppet by willing it to be alive.
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