Post Dramatic Production Analysis

Now is the winter of our discontent. In the Post Dramatic Production, The Tragedy of King Richard III by The La Boite theatre company, the same statement is posed. Using the famous first line of the original playwright by Shakespeare named Richard III the production questions the audience as to whether the meaning of the original play is still relevant for a 21st century audience and questions if something bad were to happen in front of us now what we would do about it. The show looks at how a psychopath is made, sitting in between the shakespearean representation of King Richard III, and who King Richard III really was. Taking a four-hundred-year old story, the La Boite theatre company effectively illustrated to the audience their understanding and thoughts on the original playwright and then expressed their modern interpretation through a discerning execution of characterisation, manipulation of tension and dramatic design in which aimed to engage the modern audience.

Naomi Price’s astounding performance as not only narrator, Queen Elizabeth but also herself immediately showed audiences her effective use of

However then after a slight pause Naomi went on to say “let’s agree to do this differently." This starting line set the scene for the post dramatic piece using a slight tension of surprise, she instantly empowering the audience by directly addressing them and entwining them into the piece. Acting as herself, she then proceeds to testing the viewers, using a strong and commanding voice claiming that any individual who says they know the true history of King Richard is “lying or self-deceived.” Throughout the play another occurring feature Naomi used exceptionally well was her use of power in her voice and movements; she demonstrated this with a loud and stern voice using a slow and bold stride when walking