Commedia dell'Arte: Plotting, lying, deceiving and cheating, but all's well that ends well GCSE recreated the ghost’s speech using

recreated the ghost’s speech using multiple characterisation and choral voice

My students either love it immediately and embrace the absurd genre

but timings can be adjusted to suit the mood of the class

whole class discussion and performance

experimental style

Commedia dell'Arte: Plotting, lying, deceiving and cheating, but all's well that ends well GCSE recreated the ghost’s speech usingCommedia dellArte began in 16th century Italy and France when travelling players improvised performances for local festivals and carnivals. The companies used a set of stock characters to improvise scenarios with a very clear structure. They employed masks, physical theatre and acrobatic skills to tell their stories, and entertained the spectators with visual humour, slapstick and satire based on recognisable figures of authority. This series of