Variety Presentation

What is variety

Variety is defined as mix of things to create something else. Within the context of a performance or a show, it can be described as a lot of different types of acts such as music acts, stand up comedy or even magic all compiled together to make a show. There are lots of famous types of variety shows. For example, the most famous in the UK is The Royal Variety Performance where lots of various acts including comedians such as Laurel and Hardy in 1947, music infused acts such as The Blue Man Group in 2005 and more famous music artists including the Beatles, Diana Ross, Take That and N-Dubz.

uMac Demarco – The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

This was a musical performance by musician Mac Demarco on the variety talk show ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’. I found this act to be very entertaining whilst also showing variety because as well as just performing the song, they engaged with comedy by laughing whilst performing and dancing in an odd but amusing way. The skills that were needed for this performance were things such as a good stage presence and the power to keep the audience fully captivated at all times. He does this by moving about and adding humour the song that they performed. Other skills include the obvious things such as singing and being able to reach the higher notes in the song.

Bo Burnham

Bo Burnham is an American actor musician comedian who has performed at multiple variety shows such as Comedy Central Presents and Stand Up Showdown.

The Skills that he needed to do this performance are things such as keeping the audience entertained at all times by using his humour and mixing up the act. For example, adding in the element of music into his shows helps keep it fresh and entertaining because it means that the audience can experience different things through out the show.

SEALIGHT THEATRE

The Sealight Theatre is a very good performance space because it can be used for diverse and various acts. An example of this is holding musical performances such as gigs, shows and acting theatre. Another good things is the that the theatre has is the lighting and sound system allowing us to use effects during shows. Another attribute the theatre has is the ability to put away the seating rig allowing more space for any type of performance. It can also add more availability for a potential audience.

It also allows use of the box office for when we put on shows such as Rent, The Wiz or more recently Our House. It also helps having a workshop and costume cupboard near by.

BAR 42

Bar 42 is a music venue of the sea front in Worthing. It’s a very good venue because as well as having very good tech such as lighting and sound, it also is very easy and simple to use the equipment which is provided. Although you can choose to bring your own equipment such as amps, you can choose to use the ones that they have which are also very good.

Another good thing about this venue is that it is a social hub for a lot of the younger people who live in Worthing and therefore if you are a local band looking for an audience then you will potentially pick up a lot of followers from playing at this venue.