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Theatre practitioners and styles
Quick questions on Applying a practitioner to performance: Brecht, Stanislavski and others in practice - Edexcel GCSE Drama
4short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.
What is one-off use?Show answer
A single device is weaker than a sustained influence shaping the whole piece.
What is wrong practitioner for the aim?Show answer
Applying Brechtian alienation to a piece that wants emotional belief (or the reverse) shows a misunderstanding of the practitioners.
What is q1?Show answer
Why is naming specific techniques better than naming a practitioner? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Which practitioner suits a piece meant to make the audience think critically, and why? [2 marks]
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