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Today I’m going to speak mainly about the language of Caryl Churchill and certain ways in which she uses this in the development of her works. ... Churchill joins these writers who are "of the theatre": playwrights who think quite differently and have a different understanding of the actor/director process; the giving of life, of movement and emotion - not just words - to characters. ...
While many well-documented "systems" exist for actors to approach a modern drama, equally applicable techniques are needed to utilize and take advantage of what playwrights such as Caryl Churchill have provided within their language of post-modern drama. ... From the improvisational companies of Monstrous Regiment and the Joint Stock Theatre Group, Churchill developed a language from actors, for actors and exceeds the impact of Pinter and Mamet through simultaneously permitting the language to speak from women, for women.
Churchill’s success- and continued success- is due in part to her willingness to experiment. ...
The varying critiques of Churchill’s writing are quite interesting, especially examining the differences between those of males compared to females. ... It is said that, instead of concentrating on political issues at the expense of theatrical aspects, Churchill pleasures her feminist spectators through her theatrical style and her presentation of gender issues.
Approximate Word count = 991
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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