Stage to Screen: A comparative study of stage and screen regarding Othello and Romeo Juliet

Abstract

Theatre plays and films are two of the greatest formats of entertainment. Still, there are many uncommon aspects between them even though both showcase acting for entertainment or for creating societal awareness. Theatre is a more ancient form where an artist needs to perform live in front of an audience with limited resources and a lack of location access, it also requires a subsequent amount of time to create a good reach amongst the public and involves a lot of money. while films or movies are prerecorded and have a good reach amongst the public, from cinema halls to mobile phones one can watch content in high quality anywhere according to their comfort. taking into consideration the common things between theatre and films and even after their so many differences, many theatre plays become the inspiration for the filmmakers they adapted them according to their culture and audience taste. some so many filmmakers adapted plays of Shakepare once in their life. this research paper is made for this purpose to analyze all the changes one has to make in a theatre play adaptation of a film. Keywords: Theatre, plays, Film, Adaptation, William Shakespeare, Entertainment, Audience Considerations Dr Iram Rizvi , Associate Professor, ISOMES Mr Akrisht Goel , Theatre Artist & Film Researcher

Keywords

Share this Article