New German Plays for Challenging Times

Re-Staging Trauma, Migration and Digital Dilemmas

AvEwe Benbenek,Wolfgang Herrndorf

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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Despite the vibrancy and formal innovation characterizing contemporary drama in German-speaking countries, English-language access to these works remains markedly limited. Since the early 21st century, few translations have reached anglophone audiences, creating a significant gap in cross-cultural theatrical exchange. This anthology addresses that absence by presenting six plays by prominent living German playwrights whose work has shaped the national theatre landscape but remains largely unknown abroad.The selected texts engage with urgent socio-political and cultural themes, including digitalization, migration and identity, linguistic assimilation, class stratification, historical trauma, gendered violence, and different dealings with collective and individual memory. These plays offer nuanced reflections on the evolving dynamics of German society, articulated through dramaturgical experimentation and linguistic innovation. The collection encompasses a range of theatrical forms—from linear narratives to post-dramatic and documentary styles—demonstrating the diversity of contemporary German playwriting.Each play is prefaced by a critical introduction authored by a theatre scholar or practitioner, offering interpretive frameworks and contextual insights that facilitate transnational understanding. The translations, produced by experienced theatre translators and refined through collaborative workshops, are designed for performative viability and cultural resonance.This volume serves as a vital resource for scholars, students, and practitioners of theatre and performance studies, comparative literature, and German studies. It invites readers to engage with the aesthetic and thematic concerns animating German-language theatre today and encourages intercultural dialogue through dramatic literature. By making these works accessible, the anthology contributes to the expansion of global theatre repertoires and supports the cultivation of international artistic networks.

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Utgivningsdatum:2027-01-21
Mått:156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Methuen Drama Play Collections
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350620766

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Dramatik inom Skönlitteratur
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

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Birgit Schreyer Duarte, PhD, is a Dramaturg, Stage Director and Translator, born in Germany. She studied Dramaturgy in Munich and Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies in Toronto. There, she works in new play development and facilitates cultural exchange between Germany and Canada. She has worked in season planning at Canadian Stage and has directed classical and new plays in Toronto, Stratford/Ontario, and in Austria. She has translated over 25 plays from German to English.

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From Noise to Silence, or: of Goddesses and PoetsPreface by Jutta Brendemühl, Goethe-Institut (Toronto/Canada)New German Plays for Challenging Times: Re-Staging Trauma, Migration and Digital Dilemma Introduction by Birgit Schreyer Duarte, General Editor (Toronto/Canada and Munich/Germany)Scream against the Machine with living Experiences: Goddesses: A Bastard Tragedy by Ewe Benbenek Introduction by Antje Budde (Toronto)Goddesses: A Bastard Tragedy (Tragödienbastard)By Ewe Benbenek (Vienna/Austria)Translated by Birgit Schreyer DuarteBright Adolescence: Tschick by Wolfgang Herrndorf and Robert KoallIntroduction by Detlev Baur (Cologne/Germany)TschickBy Wolfgang Herrndorf and Robert Koall (Düsseldorf/Germany)Translated by Birgit Schreyer DuarteHi-Res Snapshots of a Culture in Crisis: Noise by Maria Milisavljevic Introduction by David Jansen (Toronto/Canada)Noise By Maria Milisavljevic (Berlin/Germany)Translated by the AuthorIntroduction by Miranda Calderon (Toronto/Canada) Prowl By Ivana Sokola (Berlin/Germany)Translated by Birgit Schreyer Duarte Big Analogue Brother? Big Digital Brother! I, Your big analogue Brother, his f*cking Cat and You by Felicia ZellerIntroduction by Yizhou Zhang (Toronto/Canada)I, Your big analogue Brother, his f*cking Cat and You (Ich, dein großer analoger Bruder, sein verfickter Kater und du) By Felicia Zeller (Berlin/Germany)Translated by Birgit Schreyer Duarte Wounds Are Forever (Self-portrait as the National Poet) by Sivan Ben Yishai: A Reflection on History through the lens of Sivan Ben Yishai’s playIntroduction by Tobias Herzberg (Vienna/Austria)Wounds Are Forever (Self-portrait as the National Poet) By Sivan Ben Yishai (Berlin/Germany)Notes on Contributors

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