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Black comedy

A student-centered online study module exploring content for Topic 6: Black Comedy of the Stage 6 HSC drama course.

Black comedy

This website explores the theme of black comedy through a close examination of Neil Labute's 'The Shape of Things' and Martin McDonagh's 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore'.

It includes:

  • summaries and activities for each scene
  • activities exploring production, such as music choice, set design and body props
  • sample assessment tasks.

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Last updated:
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2020