Semiotics are extremely effective in theatre. It is an easy alternative to physical attacks on stage, especially when there is a shortage of props.

It’s one of the most used methods in modern theatre. Majority of the time, it’s done in a creative and quite abstract way, but at times, it can come across aggressive too. It all depends on what type of play it is, or what the situation is within the play.

In our performance, it was a situation between King Leer and his two daughters. In front of their formation, there was a man on his knees. He looked frightened and vulnerable, especially because he was at a lower level compared to the King and his daughters. In the scene, the daughters began to irritate their father by repeating the same sentence constantly. He went crazy and began to shout, this was the cue for the daughters to lift the black robe in front of the kneeling man so that he is not visible to the audience. The King now walks over the the man, and makes a sudden movement (behind the robe, not visible to the audience) which causes the man to fall to his death.