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40 produkter
Landmarks Of French Classical Drama
The Cid; Phedra; Tartuffe; The Lottery of Love; The Marriage of Figaro
Av Molière, Pierre Marivaux m. fl.
Häftad, 1991
528 kr
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Contains five works from the classical period of French theatre - "The Cid", "Phedra", "Tartuffe", "The Lottery of Love" and "The Marriage of Figaro".
Mise En Scene French Theatre Now
Av Annie Sparks, Annie Stephenson m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
447 kr
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A invaluable survey of French theatre since 1968 Mise en Scene is a book in two parts. The first half is a probing look at French theatre now, providing an historical and critical survey of drama and theatre in France since 1968. It explores playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Marguerite Duras, …
Vinaver Plays: 1
Overboard; Situation Vacant; Dissident; Goes Without Saying; Nina; That's Something Else; A Smile on
Av Michel Vinaver, David Bradby
Häftad, 1997
382 kr
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The first collection of plays by one of France's most prominent playwrights Overboard: "Combines Shakespearian tragedy, Aristophanic farce and a Chekhovian drama of lives consumed and memories that fade." Le Progres, Situation Vacant: "The play builds to a climax which powerfully captures a mind …
Vinaver Plays: 2
High Places; The Neighbours; Portrait of a Woman; The Television Programme
Av Michel Vinaver, David Bradby
Häftad, 1997
382 kr
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The second collection of plays by one of France's most prominent playwrights High Places: "A drama which, from second to second, maintains the spectator in suspense, and which, by the same stroke, achieves the dimension of pure, great metaphysical theatre." (Le Monde); The Neighbours " bizarre …
Jean Genet
Av David Bradby, Clare Finburgh
Inbunden, 2011
2887 kr
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‘This volume is a gem. Written by two experts in modern French theater, whose stated objective is to render the complexity of Genet's work exhilarating rather than intimidating, the book bears witness to the continued political relevance and artistic power of one of the most controversial and …
Jean Genet
Av David Bradby, Clare Finburgh
Häftad, 2011
728 kr
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‘This volume is a gem. Written by two experts in modern French theater, whose stated objective is to render the complexity of Genet's work exhilarating rather than intimidating, the book bears witness to the continued political relevance and artistic power of one of the most controversial and …
The Politics of Alternative Theatre in Britain, 1968-1990
The Case of 7:84 (Scotland)
Av Maria DiCenzo, David Bradby
Häftad, 2006
720 kr
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This book examines one of the most influential modern theatre companies, 7:84 (Scotland), under the directorship of John McGrath. 7:84 (Scotland) has been a vital contributor to the place and importance of alternative theatre on the modern British stage. DiCenzo explores the development of this …
Strategies of Political Theatre
Post-War British Playwrights
Av Michael Patterson, David Bradby
Inbunden, 2003
1777 kr
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This volume provides a theoretical framework for some of the most important play-writing in Britain in the second half of the twentieth century. Examining representative plays by Arnold Wesker, John Arden, Trevor Griffith, Howard Barker, Howard Brenton, Edward Bond, David Hare, John McGrath and …
Strategies of Political Theatre
Post-War British Playwrights
Av Michael Patterson, David Bradby
Häftad, 2006
821 kr
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This volume provides a theoretical framework for some of the most important play-writing in Britain in the second half of the twentieth century. Examining representative plays by Arnold Wesker, John Arden, Trevor Griffith, Howard Barker, Howard Brenton, Edward Bond, David Hare, John McGrath and …
Performance and Politics in Popular Drama
Aspects of Popular Entertainment in Theatre, Film and Television, 1800-1976
Av David Bradby, Louis James m. fl.
Häftad, 1981
586 kr
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Since the beginning of the nineteenth-century, many forms of theatre have been called 'popular', but in the twentieth-century the term 'popular drama' has taken on definite political overtones, often indicating a repudiation of 'commercial theatre'. Does this mean that political theatre is or tries …
Modern French Drama 1940-1990
Av David Bradby
Häftad, 1991
823 kr
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This is an updated account and comparison of all the major traditions and tendencies in the French theatre from the outbreak of the Second World War to the opening of the 1990s. In the fifty-year period covered by this book, French theatre has undergone profound changes, at both the institutional …
The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage
Av Philip Roberts, David Bradby
Häftad, 1999
636 kr
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The Royal Court Theatre is one of the primary forums in the development of post-war drama. Under the title of the English Stage Company the theatre's house actors and dramatists commissioned and produced some of the most influential plays in modern theatre history, including the works of Brenton, …
The Cambridge Companion to Moliere
Av David Bradby, Andrew Calder
Häftad, 2006
435 kr
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A detailed introduction to Molière and his plays, this Companion evokes his own theatrical career, his theatres, patrons, the performers and theatre staff with whom he worked, and the various publics he and his troupes entertained with such success. It looks at his particular brands of comedy and …
An Introduction to Post-Colonial Theatre
Av Brian Crow, Chris Banfield m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
574 kr
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In this book Brian Crow and Chris Banfield provide an introduction to post-colonial theatre by concentrating on the work of major dramatists from the Third World and subordinated cultures in the first world. Crow and Banfield consider the plays of such writers as Wole Soyinka and Athol Fugard and …
Chinese Theatre and the Actor in Performance
Av Jo Riley, David Bradby
Inbunden, 1997
2012 kr
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This work gives an 'inside' view of Chinese theatre and the actor in performance. In doing so it also challenges Western theatre artists such as Brecht, Grotowski, Barba and Schechner, who have extracted from Chinese theatre elements which might enrich their own theatres. Jo Riley writes from her …
Beckett: Waiting for Godot
Av David Bradby
Inbunden, 2001
1391 kr
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Waiting for Godot is a byword in every major world language. No other twentieth-century play has achieved such global currency. His innovations have affected not only the writing of plays, but all aspects of their staging. In this book David Bradby explores the impact of the play and its influence …
Beckett: Waiting for Godot
Av David Bradby, Michael Robinson
Häftad, 2001
656 kr
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Waiting for Godot is a byword in every major world language. No other twentieth-century play has achieved such global currency. His innovations have affected not only the writing of plays, but all aspects of their staging. In this book David Bradby explores the impact of the play and its influence …
The Politics of Irish Drama
Plays in Context from Boucicault to Friel
Av Nicholas Grene, David Bradby
Häftad, 2000
821 kr
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In this book Nicholas Grene explores political contexts for some of the outstanding Irish plays from the nineteenth century to the contemporary period. The politics of Irish drama have previously been considered primarily the politics of national self-expression. Here it is argued that Irish plays, …
Feminist Views on the English Stage
Women Playwrights, 1990-2000
Häftad, 2010
586 kr
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Feminist Views on the English Stage, first published in 2003, is an exciting and insightful study on drama from a feminist perspective, one that challenges an idea of the 1990s as a 'post-feminist' decade and pays attention to women's playwriting marginalized by a 'renaissance' of angry young men. …
The Cambridge Companion to Moliere
Av David Bradby, Andrew Calder
Inbunden, 2006
1362 kr
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A detailed introduction to Molière and his plays, this Companion evokes his own theatrical career, his theatres, patrons, the performers and theatre staff with whom he worked, and the various publics he and his troupes entertained with such success. It looks at his particular brands of comedy and …
Paris Jigsaw
Internationalism and the City's Stages
Av David Bradby, Maria M. Delgado
Häftad, 2002
389 kr
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Paris has always exerted a magnetic force on artists; it has historically offered safety to those escaping oppressive regimes in Europe and farther afield. In recent years it has welcomed performers, artists and intellectuals from all over the world, offering strategies for the practice of theatre …
Freedom's Pioneer
John McGrath's Work in Theatre, Film and Television
Av David Bradby, Susanna Capon
Inbunden, 2005
1141 kr
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John McGrath's plays are compulsory reading and viewing for students of drama, film and television courses in many University and Further Education departments and yet despite recognition of the central importance of McGrath's work, very little has been written about him. This is the first …
Freedom's Pioneer
John McGrath's Work in Theatre, Film and Television
Av David Bradby, Susanna Capon
Häftad, 2005
279 kr
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John McGrath's plays are compulsory reading and viewing for students of drama, film and television courses in many University and Further Education departments and yet despite recognition of the central importance of McGrath's work, very little has been written about him. This is the first …
Freedom's Pioneer
John McGrath''s Work in Theatre, Film and Television
Av Susanna Capon, David Bradby
E-bok, 2015
308 kr
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John McGrath''s plays are compulsory reading and viewing for students of drama, film and television courses in many University and Further Education departments and yet despite recognition of the central importance of McGrath''s work, very little has been written about him. This is the first …
Studying Drama
A Handbook
Av David Bradby, Philip Thomas m. fl.
Inbunden, 2027
2549 kr
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Written as a result of the authors’ experience of teaching in schools, colleges, and universities, Studying Drama (originally published in 1983), provides both a methodology and a structured programme of work for the study of drama. The underlying principle of this book is that active involvement …
People’s Theatre
Av David Bradby, John McCormick
Inbunden, 2027
2549 kr
Kommande
The most significant development in the theatre during the twentieth century was the broadening of its social basis. Radical changes in theatre architecture and theatre audiences, in the subject matter and style of the plays presented, were brought about in the cause of extending the theatre to the …
Jean Genet
Av Claire Finburgh, David Bradby
E-bok, 2012
838 kr
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This book is the only introductory text to Genet in English, offering an overview of this key figure in defining and understanding twentieth-century theatre. The authors provide a comprehensive account of Genet''s key plays and productions, his early life and his writing for and beyond the theatre.
Jean Genet
Av Claire Finburgh, David Bradby
E-bok, 2012
838 kr
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This book is the only introductory text to Genet in English, offering an overview of this key figure in defining and understanding twentieth-century theatre. The authors provide a comprehensive account of Genet''s key plays and productions, his early life and his writing for and beyond the theatre.
Cambridge Companion to Moliere
Av Andrew Calder, David Bradby
E-bok, 2006
411 kr
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A detailed introduction to Molière and his plays, this Companion evokes his own theatrical career, his theatres, patrons, the performers and theatre staff with whom he worked, and the various publics he and his troupes entertained with such success. It looks at his particular brands of comedy and …
Cambridge Companion to Moliere
Av Andrew Calder, David Bradby
E-bok, 2006
420 kr
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A detailed introduction to Molière and his plays, this Companion evokes his own theatrical career, his theatres, patrons, the performers and theatre staff with whom he worked, and the various publics he and his troupes entertained with such success. It looks at his particular brands of comedy and …
