Film & Theatre

Year 8 Drama

Learning Objectives

To understand the genre of Musical

Theatre

To be able to use a musical theatre

script for performance, using

traditional musical theatre techniques

Musical Theatre

noun

a genre of drama in which singing and dancing play an essential part.

Musicals set out to entertain through a combination of:

Catchy music in a popular style

Solo songs, duets, choruses and ensembles

Orchestra or band accompaniment

Spoken dialogue

Dance sequences, stage spectacles and magnificent costumes

Musicals are all held together by the plot. they are usually performed in theatres, most famously on Broadway and in the West End of London. Broadway is also used as a general term to refer to American musicals.

Every musical has a:

Libretto - the overall text including the spoken and sung parts

Lyrics - the words to the songs

Most songs are either:

Action songs, which move the plot forward or

Character songs, which enable a character to express their feelings

Within these two formats, different song types can be found including:

Ballads, which are usually slow, romantic and reflective

Comedy songs , which are funny, so the lyrics are very important

Production numbers, which involve the full company and are used to show major changes in location or plot, and often open and close acts

Rhythm songs are driven by energetic rhythm patterns

Charlie & The

Chocolate Factory

Author = Roald Dahl

Original title – Willy Wonka

and the Chocolate

Factory

Film adaptation – Willy

Wonka and the Chocolate

Factory 1971 and Charlie

and the Chocolate

Factory 2005

Non-practical task

Create your own

illustrations of the

characters from Charlie &

the Chocolate Factory.

Use the boxes below for

your illustrations and

character details.

Non-practical task

• Charlie Bucket

• Willy Wonka

• Augustus Gloop

• Violet Beuragarde

• Mike Teavee

• Veruca Salt

• Grandpa Joe

Create your own illustrations of the

characters from Charlie & The

Chocolate Factory;

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Trailer -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XodF7sI1kbw

It Must Believed To Be Seen -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HoglCBJApQ

The Candy Man -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf3UBV6Bzyo

The View -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QeV6Y9I5uU

Create your own

illustrations of the

characters from Charlie

& the Chocolate

Factory. Use the boxes

below for your

illustrations and character details.

Plot summary

Charlie Bucket is a young boy who comes from a poor but loving family and would love

nothing more than to find a golden ticket to enter the amazing chocolate factory run by

inventor and owner Willy Wonka. As luck would have it, Charlie finds the last golden ticket

and goes on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure with his grandpa Joe. Among the other four

winners are Veruca Salt, a spoiled rich girl; Augustus Gloop, a gluttonous kid who stuffs his

face with sweets; Violet Beuragarde, a champion trophy gum chewer; and Mike Teavee,

a kid who spends more time watching TV and playing video games than anything else.

Most fascinating is the mysterious Willy Wonka who in turn had a troubled childhood and

has a special grand prize at the end for one of the kids. Also along the tour are Wonka's

staff the singing, working Oommpa Loompas.

Hairspray

Music by Marc Shaiman

Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman

Book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan,

based on John Waters's 1988 film of the same

name

Themes: The themes of Hairspray have to do with

issues like discrimination and racism — specifically

toward women and black Americans. These are

issues that are still prevalent in society today,

which is why seeing Tracy and her friends triumph

over these problems still resonates with audiences

across the nation.

TRALIER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP-

0vA_ZQac

How the themes in

Hairspray can link to

the Black Lives Matter

movement.

How has theatre

evolved through out the

ages to become more

inclusive?

DISCUSS