Category: Angels in America

Angels in America was a fascinating tale about homosexual life in Manhattan in the 1980s, and although many of the social allusions were out of date, the work’s substance and relevance are still pertinent in today’s cultural and political atmosphere. No modern play has succeeded so indisputably in confronting Reaganism or McCarthyism, religion and immigrants,…

A New York article published in 2006, attempts to persuade readers that all immigrants, no matter their origins, should be accepted by Americans. Angels in America, written by John Tierney, goes on to say, although most U.S. citizens ancestors were at one-point immigrants, today they fail to give any concern for new migrants. Tierney makes…

In this essay, I will be exploring how Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), a theatre practitioner, director, and actor from Germany had a major and profound impact on current acting practice and the wider theatre and film industry, predominantly focusing on his practices of narration and direct address, the heavy political undertones of his work and the…

A profound aspect that Tony Kushner incorporates throughout act one scene seven of Angels in America is the manner in which he defies the logic of Harpers hallucination. Despite Harper never having met Prior and stating that the mind shouldnt make up anything that wasnt there to start with, both Harper and Prior have specific…

In this essay, I will be exploring how Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), a theatre practitioner, director, and actor from Germany had a major and profound impact on current acting practice and the wider theatre and film industry, predominantly focusing on his practices of narration and direct address, the heavy political undertones of his work and the…

A profound aspect that Tony Kushner incorporates throughout act one scene seven of Angels in America is the manner in which he defies the logic of Harpers hallucination. Despite Harper never having met Prior and stating that the mind shouldnt make up anything that wasnt there to start with, both Harper and Prior have specific…