Theatre without seats: reviewing an immersive production
A critic reviews an immersive theatre show staged in an old hotel; students analyse how reviews balance description, evaluation and recommendation, practise precise evaluative language, then review a performance or exhibition.
C1Adults55 minReview
About this lesson
A C1 writing lesson (review). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Review
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Film, books & the arts
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- immersive theatre, production, set design, pacing, disorientating, falls flat, a tour de force, not for the faint-hearted, for the most part, at its best, ..., not without its flaws, it is hard to fault ...
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Balance description, analysis and evaluation in a critical review
- Use precise evaluative language and qualified praise or criticism
- Give a nuanced recommendation for a specific audience