Commedia dell'Arte: Plotting, lying, deceiving and cheating, but all's well that ends well GCSE an ‘investigation board’ can be

an ‘investigation board’ can be set up in the classroom to document the students’ ideas

showing a creative and imaginative facility

but timings can be adjusted to suit the mood of the class

experimental style

recreated the ghost’s speech using multiple characterisation and choral voice

Commedia dell'Arte: Plotting, lying, deceiving and cheating, but all's well that ends well GCSE an ‘investigation board’ can beCommedia dellArte began in 16th century Italy and France when travelling players improvised performances for local festivals and carnivals. The companies used a set of stock characters to improvise scenarios with a very clear structure. They employed masks, physical theatre and acrobatic skills to tell their stories, and entertained the spectators with visual humour, slapstick and satire based on recognisable figures of authority. This series of