Commedia dell'Arte: Plotting, lying, deceiving and cheating, but all's well that ends well GCSE the characters

the characters

To gain experience in simple forms of physical theatre

an ‘investigation board’ can be set up in the classroom to document the students’ ideas

All you need is some students who are willing to take some theatrical risks and an MP3 player and some speakers

showing a creative and imaginative facility

Commedia dell'Arte: Plotting, lying, deceiving and cheating, but all's well that ends well GCSE the charactersCommedia dellArte began in 16th century Italy and France when travelling players improvised performances for local festivals and carnivals. The companies used a set of stock characters to improvise scenarios with a very clear structure. They employed masks, physical theatre and acrobatic skills to tell their stories, and entertained the spectators with visual humour, slapstick and satire based on recognisable figures of authority. This series of