It’s Extravaganza time again

 Time to put on a show.  Fit for Comedy Week today’s instalment of the extravaganza task is called a “Comedy of Errors”. A form of comic theatre and entertainment, a Comedy of Errors take its roots from the Shakespearean play of the same name. The kind of humour employed here is often satirical, witty and even slapstick in tone.

The play pokes fun at aspects of culture and everyday life and situation through puns ambiguity, misunderstanding, mistaken identity and a witty play on words. This kind of theatre is farcical which means it is performed in highly exaggerated and extravagant gesture.

Idris was instructed to randomly pick names out of a top hat to create two teams. Seven names were selected for Team A and the remaining names made up Team B. Teams were then assigned two themes but had to roll a large dice to pick one. Themes were based on passages lifted off of Shakespearean plays and culture. They were “O Yea of Conspiracy” and “The Strangeness of Strangers”. The teams are:

Team A: O Yea of Conspiracy

Idris

Macky2

Sipe

Ellah

Frankie

Butterphly

Goitse

Mr.265



Team B: The Strangeness of Strangers

JJ

Trezagah

Samantha

Sheillah

Permithias

Nhlanhla

M’am Bea

Tayo

Both teams had to put on theatrical productions. They were to conceive of and write an original script based on the themes and settings. At least two characters had to perform in Shakespearean style and teams would mount the stage one after the other on extravaganza night.

Biggie certainly didn’t lie about upping the stakes in tasks. Fare the well, Housemates!