Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre – serie
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64 produkter
British Theatre between the Wars, 1918-1939
Av Clive Barker, Maggie B. Gale
Häftad, 2007
821 kr
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Histories of British theatre between 1918 and 1939 have tended to marginalize the commercial and mainstream in favour of the literary or the politically motivated. This volume brings together a collection of essays that reflect both a far more complex theatre world than this strategy has allowed …
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 …
Staging the Holocaust
The Shoah in Drama and Performance
Häftad, 2006
885 kr
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'To portray the Holocaust, one has to create a work of art', says Claude Lanzmann, the director of Shoah. However, can the Holocaust be turned into theatre? Is it possible to portray on stage events that, by their monstrosity, defy human comprehension? These are the questions addressed by the …
Chinese Theatre and the Actor in Performance
Av Jo Riley
Häftad, 2006
464 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 …
Post-Imperial Brecht
Politics and Performance, East and South
Av Loren Kruger
Häftad, 2007
905 kr
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Post-Imperial Brecht challenges prevailing views of Brecht's theatre and politics. Most political theatre critics place Brecht between West and East in the Cold War, and a few have recently explored Brecht's impact as a Northern writer on the global South. Loren Kruger is the first to argue that …
Dramaturgy
A Revolution in Theatre
Häftad, 2008
737 kr
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Dramaturgy: A Revolution in Theatre is a substantial history of the origins of dramaturgs and literary managers. It frames the explosion of professional appointments in England within a wider continental map reaching back to the Enlightenment and eighteenth-century Germany, examining the work of …
Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the German Theatre
Häftad, 2009
574 kr
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Using extensive and untapped archival material as well as a series of in-depth interviews with Fassbinder's main theatre associates, this book offers commentary on and insights into Fassbinder's plays, his dramaturgies and staging practice. David Barnett helps to unlock the much discussed …
Joan Littlewood's Theatre
Inbunden, 2011
1728 kr
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Joan Littlewood was one of the most visionary and influential theatre directors of the twentieth century. Drawing on extensive archival research and detailed performance histories, and paying close attention to wider political and cultural forces, this innovative study presents a fresh examination …
Brian Friel, Ireland, and The North
Häftad, 2009
586 kr
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After nearly five decades as one of Ireland's most celebrated playwrights, Brian Friel has been the subject of ten books and dozens of articles. This study expands Friel criticism into a sizeable body of material and into a fresher interpretative direction. Along with considering Friel's more …
The Swastika and the Stage
German Theatre and Society, 1933-1945
Häftad, 2009
672 kr
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Based on extensive archival research, this is a comprehensive study of theatre in the Third Reich. It explores the contending pressures and ambitions within the regime and the Nazi party, within the German theatre profession itself and the theatre-going public. Together, these shaped theatrical …
Contemporary Black and Asian Women Playwrights in Britain
Häftad, 2011
705 kr
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This text was the first monograph to document and analyse the plays written by Black and Asian women in Britain. The volume explores how Black and Asian women playwrights theatricalize their experiences of migration, displacement, identity, racism and sexism in Britain. Plays by writers such as …
Holocaust Drama
The Theater of Atrocity
Häftad, 2011
787 kr
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The Holocaust - the systematic attempted destruction of European Jewry and other 'threats' to the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945 - has been portrayed in fiction, film, memoirs, and poetry. Gene Plunka's study will add to this chronicle with an examination of the theatre of the Holocaust. Including …
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 …
The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage
Inbunden, 1999
1677 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 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, …
Holocaust Drama
The Theater of Atrocity
Inbunden, 2009
1235 kr
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The Holocaust - the systematic attempted destruction of European Jewry and other 'threats' to the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945 - has been portrayed in fiction, film, memoirs, and poetry. Gene Plunka's study will add to this chronicle with an examination of the theatre of the Holocaust. Including …
An Introduction to Post-Colonial Theatre
Inbunden, 1996
1778 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 …
The Political Theatre of David Edgar
Negotiation and Retrieval
Av Janelle Reinelt, Gerald Hewitt
Inbunden, 2011
1104 kr
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David Edgar's writings address the most basic questions of how humans organize and govern themselves in modern societies. This study brings together the disciplines of political philosophy and theatre studies to approach the leading British playwright as a political writer and a public social …
Theatre and Empowerment
Community Drama on the World Stage
Av Boon, Richard Boon m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
510 kr
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Theatre and Empowerment examines the ability of drama, theatre, dance and performance to empower communities of very different kinds, and it does so from a multi-cultural perspective. The communities involved include poverty-stricken children in Ethiopia and the Indian sub-continent, …
The Politics of Alternative Theatre in Britain, 1968-1990
The Case of 7:84 (Scotland)
Inbunden, 1996
1928 kr
Lägg i varukorg
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 …
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 …
The Russian Theatre after Stalin
Inbunden, 1999
1677 kr
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This is the first book to explore the world of the theatre in Russia after Stalin. Through his work at the Moscow Art Theatre, Anatoly Smeliansky is in a key position to analyse contemporary events on the Russian stage and he combines this first-hand knowledge with valuable archival material, some …
The Russian Theatre after Stalin
Häftad, 1999
720 kr
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This is the first book to explore the world of the theatre in Russia after Stalin. Through his work at the Moscow Art Theatre, Anatoly Smeliansky is in a key position to analyse contemporary events on the Russian stage and he combines this first-hand knowledge with valuable archival material, some …
British Theatre between the Wars, 1918-1939
Av Clive Barker, Clive Barker m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1928 kr
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Histories of British theatre between 1918 and 1939 have tended to marginalize the commercial and mainstream in favour of the literary or the politically motivated. This volume brings together a collection of essays that reflect both a far more complex theatre world than this strategy has allowed …
Staging the Holocaust
The Shoah in Drama and Performance
Inbunden, 1998
1985 kr
Lägg i varukorg
'To portray the Holocaust, one has to create a work of art', says Claude Lanzmann, the director of Shoah. However, can the Holocaust be turned into theatre? Is it possible to portray on stage events that, by their monstrosity, defy human comprehension? These are the questions addressed by the …
Theatre Matters
Performance and Culture on the World Stage
Inbunden, 1998
1828 kr
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Theatre, in a variety of forms and contexts, can make, and indeed has made, positive political and social interventions in a range of developing cultures across the world. In this book a distinguished team of theatre historians and dramatists explores how theatre has a dynamic and often difficult …
Theatre Matters
Performance and Culture on the World Stage
Häftad, 1998
787 kr
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Theatre, in a variety of forms and contexts, can make, and indeed has made, positive political and social interventions in a range of developing cultures across the world. In this book a distinguished team of theatre historians and dramatists explores how theatre has a dynamic and often difficult …
The Politics of Irish Drama
Plays in Context from Boucicault to Friel
Inbunden, 2000
2012 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, …
