Sentences with phrase «physical comedy performances»

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The actor adds a few layers of deadpan physical comedy to the role, much like his Buster Keaton-esque performance in Benny and Joon, and also recalling his earlier western, the masterpiece Dead Man.

Kwanten's performance is hysterical, sincere and offers a lot of physical comedy.

Jackie Cooper gives a tear - inducing performance and Chaplin's in top form both in physical comedy and in his unique ability to sidestep maudlin in even the most sentimental works.

So many of our most interesting creative voices have dealt with mental illness (certainly a subject in open discussion right now with the recent passing of Robin Williams), and, while Lenny Abrahamson's «Frank» has been billed as a wacky comedy about a guy with a fake head (which it partially is), it's also a dissection of this intersection, driven by a remarkably physical performance by Michael Fassbender.

Humour comes from contrast between composed performances and bursts of physical comedy.

Plot twists, priceless bits of physical comedy and terrific supporting performances keep His Girl Friday crackling along.

McCarthy's ability to transform her physical comedy (especially while making an oral academic presentation) into an Oscar worthy performance, will remain with you long after your popcorn has disappeared.

Playing a fraud, an emotional infant and a moral slob - who is also a very handsome and appealing guy - DiCaprio responds with a performance that matches the verbal pyrotechnics of Robert Preston with the physical comedy of Jerry Lewis.

Unfortunately, it plays more like a Will Ferrell buddy comedy, except replacing Ferrell's penchant for physical humor with Alexander Skarsgard's (The Legend of Tarzan, Hidden) one - note performance, which persistently disrupts the tone (Skarsgard was a last - minute replacement for the originally cast Garrett Hedlund, who left the project due to conflicts with McDonagh).

But, like Bill Murray and Jim Carrey, Keaton understands how comedy is part of a physical performance, how laughter is intertwined with pain and longing.

For teenagers to work on in workshops or as a one act performance piece THIS OPTION DOES NOT INCLUDE A PERFORMING LICENCE but DOES include a licence to photocopy These are: Dark, twisted cautionary tales With diverse and strange characters They require a very versatile set and costumes Also a lot of physical theatre / comedy Very challenging and demanding for a ensemble company Mask work Four somewhat dark and slightly twisted sketches (can be bought separately as sketches as well) linked together to provide four cautionary tales in a one act storytelling experience.

Challenging and creative work for teenagers in drama workshops A dark, surreal and comic tale For the PERILOUS TALES collection of surreal and slightly dark cautionary tales by Offbeat Theatre's Barbara Hockley A tale concerning the perils of greed, self interest and narcissism Flexible staging and versatile character work Open to extreme creativity and physical comedy - a great workshop activity, but performances also possible with a licence Plot: Gerald is narcissistic, beautiful, vain and, unfortunately, extremely dim.

A sample of the script for FREE For teenagers to work on in workshops or as a one act performance piece These are: Dark, twisted cautionary tales With diverse and strange characters They require a very versatile set and costumes Also a lot of physical theatre / comedy Very challenging and demanding for a ensemble company Mask work Four somewhat dark and slightly twisted sketches (can be bought separately as sketches as well) linked together to provide four cautionary tales in a one act storytelling experience.

His movements, while expertly rooted in traditional physical comedy, were abstracted to the point of becoming a kind of performance art gesture in their own right.

Chatman had seen some of Fadem's physical comedy work — which has included a show titled «30 Minutes of Falling Down,» among other performances that veered towards the abstract — and «asked if I would be interested in doing this strange collaboration with Brandon Stosuy and Matthew Barney,» Fadem said.