The Drama of Black Comedy

In the frolics, homecoming, by Harold Pinter and Lieutenant of Inishmore, by Martin McDonagh, taboos within black humour ar utilise to communicate to the audition the fond issues of oppression, inequality, war and violence. stark humour is engaging in these plays for the audience as it allows them to bushel to situations which may exist immaterial of their own social stage setting foreign to their own vitality roll in the hay, bridging any boundaries allowing them to empathise with the characters and their stories. Characters in black comedies have a different perspectives of the world compared to this with ordinary standards. Often, a black comedy will be pen to include character who attest traits which are negative, destructive, morally wrong, asocial and anti-establishment.\nDuring workshops my group performed a diorama from Act II of the Homecoming. The issues explored in this stroke were sexism, maleness and the insatiable desire for sex. In order to con vey these issues to the audience, we do various decisions and uses of the elements of drama. Performed in a black box public presentation space, with a general lap up in lighting, we were able to wee-wee a practical(prenominal) experience for the audience so that the impendent humour in the play could bridge all social boundaries within a realistic setting.\nIn staging we used three chairs together representing a sofa, and an individual chair which exclusive sat on to showing the audience that he has the virtually power in the family. On the stage we had Lenny and Joei looking at each other(a) with the formulation of questioning each other about what happened the previous shadow with Ruth and this fabricates tension mingled with the characters and the audience as they die for a few seconds and create a silent atmosphere. forbidding humour is used when exclusive and Sam enter the scene from up left.\nSam pushes the boundaries of the family dynamics, disagreeing with the cozy objectification of Ruth. The audience perceives this as killing ...