Theatrical style

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This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) There are a variety of theatrical forms used in theatre and drama. These include Naturalism: Portraying life on stage with a close attention to detail, based on observation of real life. Realism: Portraying characters on stage that are close to real life, with realistic settings and staging. Expressionism: Anti-realistic in seeing appearance as distorted and the truth lying within man. The outward appearance on stage can be distorted and unrealistic to portray an eternal truth. Absurdism: Presents a perspective that all human attempts at significance are illogical. Ultimate truth is chaos with little certainty. There is no necessity that need drive us. Modernism: A broad concept that sees art, including theatre, as detached from life in a pure way and able to reflect on life critically. Postmodernism: There are multiple meanings, and meaning is what you create, not what is. This approach often uses other media and breaks accepted conventions and practices. Classical: A type of theatre which relies upon imagination (and therefore limited props) to convey the setting and atmosphere of the play. Classical theatre usually contains lofty, grandprose or free verse dialogue. Good examples are the Elizabethan dramatists William Shakespeare