Special effects in theater

1.    Introduction:
A statement about the history and use of blood in theater, how they used to use special effects in Shakespeare and the reaction of it at the time, how it’s grown in

modern popular plays like Sweeney Todd, and what methods one might use for their own play.

2.    Brief history of Shakespearean theater and how they tackled the problem of special effects
https://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides3/xSpecialEffects.html

How special and practical effects advanced in Shakespearean plays such as Titus Andronicus
https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/uploads/files/2015/02/seminar_stage_blood_roundtable_2006.pdf

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/12/theatre-blood-gore-titus-andronicus

3.    How modern plays advanced in their use of blood effects and how it’s grown popular or necessary
http://stageagent.com/shows/musical/835/sweeney-todd/context

http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a85377/burton-blood-is-crucial-to-sweeney-todd/

4.    How I would recreate blood in my own plays and use it practically
https://books.google.com/books?id=80b7mhgHPN8C&lpg=PP1&dq=technical%20design%20solutions%20for%20theatre&pg=PA82#v=onepage&q&f=false
(page 82-89)

http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2009/06/stage_secrets_revealed_how_to.html

5.    Conclusion