Fight Direction National Theatre
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This is a collection of videos on Fight Direction, including behind the scenes footage of 'One Man, Two Guvnors' and 'His Dark Materials'. These videos are from the National Theatre archive.
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Staging a brawl in Othello
Fight Director Kate Waters works with the cast of Othello to create the fight sequence in Act 2 Scene 3, beginning with Cassio's pursuit of Roderigo and culminating in this production in a messy brawl. Kate works through the key moments of the fight with the actors, explaining how to create realistic effects on stage. This film includes footage from the 2013 production.
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Staging the Bear Fight
Fight Director Terry King works with two actors on the bear fight, a complex fight sequence from His Dark Materials. This scene has more than 150 separate choreographed movements.
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Staging the Witch Torture
Fight Director Terry King shows the cast how to convincingly stage a torture scene on stage in this video. In this scene the Church's representative, Fra Pavel, orders mrs. Coulter to torture a witch to force her to reveal a secret name. The cast create sound effects which are critical to the scene's dramatic impact, without giving the game away to the audience.
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Terry King on Fight Direction
Fight Director Terry King talks about directing physical conflict in the theatre. he explains that good fight-arranging is a critical acting skill.
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One Man, Two Guvnors video diaries - Fight Direction
The cast work out some of the show's fight sequences and slapstick comedy with the stage fighting expert Kombat Kate.