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PERF208 Comedy

10 cp
Prerequisites 10 cp from 100-level units in Drama
Teaching Organisation 12 week-semester or equivalent in intensive block mode and may include rehearsals, lectures, workshops, performances, screenings and web-enhanced learning.

This unit studies the development of comedy in Western theatre, from its origins in Greek drama to the present day. The unit will explore comedy in its performance manifestations of stand up, film, television and theatre performance; and its role in constructing a social discourse through a detailed study of farce, satire, the absurd, and the comedy performer.

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