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Varun Aswani The London Stage 3rd November 2004 The Dumb Show What people do not know, will not hurt them. The Dumb Show is a play set in modern times involving tabloid journalists and celebrities. Tabloid journalists have one goal in mind; that is, to extract as much information from a famous individual's personal life and share that with the rest of humanity. Many of these journalists are extremely cunning and may take on an exceeding amount of risk to achieve this goal. Deception, the main theme is achieved through Liz and Greg, our two journalists, whom take comedian, Barry for a spin. Several elements make up a good theatrical performance, these are, sets, lighting, props, costumes and characters. The Dumb Show is performed at the Royal Court theatre on a modern, proscenium-arch theatre. This stage was chosen in accordance to the play's intended effect. The director wanted to promote the fourth wall effect which...

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