The Classic Play and Performance Now

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Key facts

UNE unit code: THEA304

*You are viewing the 2024 version of this unit which may be subject to change in future.

Start

Not offered in 2024

Campus

Armidale Campus

24/7 online support

Intensive schools

Supervised exam

Credit points

UNE student studies on a laptop on her lounge at home

Since the earliest days of human civilisation, theatrical performance has offered insight into the political, cultural and personal issues that affected society during the eras in which they were set. The greatest of these have become the stories we continue to tell ourselves again and again.

When studying this unit you will examine pairs of plays, one canonical and the other a contemporary reimaging or reworking of those classical themes and forms. As the focus is on the development of modern approaches to performance, this unit invites you to analyse the question: 'What is a classic play in performance now?'

By exploring the selected scripts as performance texts, you will develop both your skills of textual analysis and theatre practice.

Intensive schools

Start	Finish	Duration	Attendance	Offerings	Notes
TBA	TBA	4 days	Mandatory Intensive School	Not Offered	Held with THEA504 Intensive School. Starts 10am on the first day. Finishes at 4pm on the final day. The full timetable for the school will be distributed at the first session. This school is for Online students only.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites

any 36cp or 12cp in THEA units or candidature in a postgraduate award

Restrictions

THEA301 or THEA504

Combined units

THEA504 The Classic Play and Performance Now

Notes

offered in odd-numbered years

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Julie Shearer

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

demonstrate and apply enhanced performance skills to the interpretation of works from the classic Western canon;
critically analyse and evaluate major European socio-cultural and theatrical developments since the 5th century BCE;
demonstrate and apply research and critical analysis to secondary source material in an interpretation of theatre; and
communicate complex concepts effectively in written, oral and performance forms.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Title	Must Complete	Weight	Offerings	Assessment Notes
Assessment 1: Structured Forum Tasks	Yes	50%	All offerings	No. Words: 2500
Assessment 2: Performance Essay and Exegesis	Yes	50%	All offerings	On campus students will complete the performance essay task during the trimester. Online students will complete the performance essay task at the mandatory intensive school. Includes participation in workshops/intensive school with mandatory attendance. No. Words: 2500 (equivalent)

Title

Must Complete

Weight

Offerings

Assessment Notes

Assessment 1: Structured Forum Tasks

Yes

50%

All offerings

No. Words: 2500

Assessment 2: Performance Essay and Exegesis

Yes

50%

All offerings

On campus students will complete the performance essay task during the trimester. Online students will complete the performance essay task at the mandatory intensive school. Includes participation in workshops/intensive school with mandatory attendance.

No. Words: 2500 (equivalent)

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.