Verbatim Theatre

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Verbatim Theatre Podcast

Verbatim theatre is a type of theatre-making where the text is generated from interviews with 'real life' people. There are various methods of using and practicing this form of theatre. This collection features an introduction to Verbatim Theatre with key practitioners Alecky Blythe (London Road), Nadia Fall (Home), David Hare (Stuff Happens) and Nicolas Kent (The Colour of Justice), as well as practical guides on how you can create a piece of Verbatim Theatre yourself.

Episodes

  1. 30/04/2014

    Ethics in verbatim theatre

    Verbatim theatre is a type of theatre-making where the text is generated from interviews with 'real life' people, and poses many ethical questions around the representation of these people in a controlled environment. In this film, key practitioners Alecky Blythe (London Road), Nadia Fall (Home), David Hare (Stuff Happens) and Nicolas Kent (The Colour of Justice) discuss their approach to these questions during their previous work.

    7 min

  2. 26/03/2014

    Introduction to Verbatim

    Verbatim theatre is a type of theatre-making where the text is generated from interviews with 'real life' people. There are various methods of using and practicing this form of theatre, explored through this film which features verbatim practitioners Alecky Blythe (London Road), Nadia Fall (Home), David Hare (Stuff Happens) and Nicolas Kent (The Colour of Justice).

    8 min

  3. 26/03/2014

    Part 1: Getting started

    Robin Belfield (Verbatim Practitioner) suggests how you can generate material to create a piece of Verbatim Theatre.

    1 min

  4. 26/03/2014

    Part 2: Editing process

    Robin Belfield (Verbatim Practitioner) suggests how to edit the material you have gathered, to create a piece of Verbatim Theatre.

    2 min

  5. 26/03/2014

    Part 3: Rehearsal process

    Robin Belfield (Verbatim Practitioner) gives advice on how to rehearse and prepare a piece of Verbatim Theatre.

    2 min

  6. 26/03/2014

    Part 4: Staging your play

    How do you stage your play? Robin Belfield (Verbatim Practitioner) gives advice on how to approach directing the performance of Verbatim Theatre.

    1 min

  7. 26/03/2014

    Part 5: The performance

    Robin Belfield (Verbatim Practitioner) gives an overview the process that has led to the creation of a piece of Verbatim and highlights the importance of the performance as a continuation of the discussion on Verbatim Theatre.

    1 min
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Verbatim theatre is a type of theatre-making where the text is generated from interviews with 'real life' people. There are various methods of using and practicing this form of theatre. This collection features an introduction to Verbatim Theatre with key practitioners Alecky Blythe (London Road), Nadia Fall (Home), David Hare (Stuff Happens) and Nicolas Kent (The Colour of Justice), as well as practical guides on how you can create a piece of Verbatim Theatre yourself.

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    National Theatre
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  • Episodes
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