Romeo and Juliet Evaluation
Show Evaluation
The performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Shaw theatre was more of a success than a failure. The careful planning and rehearsals that went into the show truly helped to make it the best as possible. At the start of the show I felt it was a bit weak as this may have been due to the nerves of actors not being used to performing on a big stage in front of a large audience.
It definitely picked up as we moved through the scenes of the play, the audience appeared as if they were enjoying it as their engagement was definitely noticed. They responded by clapping and laughing along during the scene playing out. One of their biggest reactions came from the kiss between Romeo and Juliet, they probably did not expect the actors to actually kiss but their professionalism definitely helped to make the play more enjoyable and engaging to be a part of.
I still felt as if the start of the party scene lacked concentration despite it being one of the most highly rehearsed parts of the whole play, it seems as if certain actors still did not understand their correct placement in that scene, this was to be expected though as actors who do not turn up do not make the effort to learn what they have missed on that day. This then reflected badly on tall the other actors in the party scene who were doing their parts correctly but were getting messed up by other actors missing their cues or forgetting certain lines.
The fight between Mercuric and Tybalt got a great reaction as we expected it would, the choreography between the 2 was definitely well rehearsed and was performed fluidly without mistake. This made it even more enjoyable when Tybalt got killed as it seems all his skill could not best Romeo, this further helped to demonstrate the idea of how great Romeo actually is.
The audience gave the best reactions towards the end of the performance which could be seen by the shocked looks on their faces when Romeo drinks the poison and Juliet stabs herself with her dagger. This was performed extremely well and could be seen by the audience eagerly anticipating the next parts of the scene.
Overall I believed the Romeo and Juliet performance to be a success more than a failure, and that we did an amazing job of performing in the Shakespeare festival and making sure the audience were engaged and interested all the way throughout. The skill and determination of certain actors in the class definitely helped to bring the show to the best of its ability, and that everyone enjoyed being a part of it.
After the show we were given useful feedback such as:
The performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Shaw theatre was more of a success than a failure. The careful planning and rehearsals that went into the show truly helped to make it the best as possible. At the start of the show I felt it was a bit weak as this may have been due to the nerves of actors not being used to performing on a big stage in front of a large audience.
It definitely picked up as we moved through the scenes of the play, the audience appeared as if they were enjoying it as their engagement was definitely noticed. They responded by clapping and laughing along during the scene playing out. One of their biggest reactions came from the kiss between Romeo and Juliet, they probably did not expect the actors to actually kiss but their professionalism definitely helped to make the play more enjoyable and engaging to be a part of.
I still felt as if the start of the party scene lacked concentration despite it being one of the most highly rehearsed parts of the whole play, it seems as if certain actors still did not understand their correct placement in that scene, this was to be expected though as actors who do not turn up do not make the effort to learn what they have missed on that day. This then reflected badly on tall the other actors in the party scene who were doing their parts correctly but were getting messed up by other actors missing their cues or forgetting certain lines.
The fight between Mercuric and Tybalt got a great reaction as we expected it would, the choreography between the 2 was definitely well rehearsed and was performed fluidly without mistake. This made it even more enjoyable when Tybalt got killed as it seems all his skill could not best Romeo, this further helped to demonstrate the idea of how great Romeo actually is.
The audience gave the best reactions towards the end of the performance which could be seen by the shocked looks on their faces when Romeo drinks the poison and Juliet stabs herself with her dagger. This was performed extremely well and could be seen by the audience eagerly anticipating the next parts of the scene.
Overall I believed the Romeo and Juliet performance to be a success more than a failure, and that we did an amazing job of performing in the Shakespeare festival and making sure the audience were engaged and interested all the way throughout. The skill and determination of certain actors in the class definitely helped to bring the show to the best of its ability, and that everyone enjoyed being a part of it.
After the show we were given useful feedback such as:
- Good projection - everyone could be heard.
- Good use of the space, filling up the entire stage with good balance. There weren't too many people all in one spot.
- Filling the space with just two people onstage. We managed to not only make ourselves heard but also seen and keep the audience's focus with few people onstage.
- Engaging the audience throughout the piece, even in the less dramatic moments.
- The ability to perform the tragic scenes with genuine emotion, alongside the more normal/everyday discussion moments.
- Displayed a good understanding of the language and knowing the meaning behind our lines.
- Depth and thorough knowledge of our characters.
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