Site Responsive and Site Specific

We have been learning about site specific and site responsive theatre in our classes. These types of performances are performed in

all sorts of different areas, and allow the audience to become more involved in a piece of drama, which includes the audience walking around with the actors, standing within close contact of an actor, almost being involved in the acting itself, seeing a piece of drama from all different angles, being able to walk into one scene and then walking to a different location and seeing a completely different scene. This can be seen as much more interesting than just sitting in a theatre and watching drama on a stage, it is very versatile and has become very popular over the years.

SITE SPECIFIC- This type of theatre is when a piece of drama is created to specifically focus on the site where the drama is taking place. For example, Environmental theatre is site responsive as the actors are adapting to their surroundings, and the drama will respond to the surroundings. For example, performing Midsummer nights dream in a forest, would be site responsive.

SITE RESPONSIVE- This type of theatre is when a piece of drama  For example, in the past companies and actors have used an old house as a location for a piece of drama, and then based the drama on the people who had lived in the house previously, so it is specific to the location.

Environmental Theatre- A production which takes place within nature. Using what we have which is free, and the drama would match the location. For example a lot of productions have taken place in forests, beaches, caves, woods, fields, moors etc.

Promenade Theatre- This is when the audience members walk around and do not sit, they will be following the actors and be taken into different areas which will include different scenes and surroundings.