Three socialist plays : Lear, Roots, Serjeant Musgrave's dance
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Three socialist plays : Lear, Roots, Serjeant Musgrave's dance
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Open University Press, 1992
- : hard
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-94) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780335096060
Description
Robert Shaughnessy considers the major issues in the theory and practice of socialist drama, using as his point of departure the performance-centred close analysis of three plays: Edward Bond's "Lear", Arnold Wesker's "Roots", and John Arden's "Sergeant Musgrave's Dance". Through the comparison and juxtaposition of these plays, this guide introduces key concerns and debates: the politics of theatre criticism, the relation between text and performance, illusionism versus Epic Theatre. The basis for the discussion throughout is the performance potential of the three plays; a mode of active reading geared towards a socialist theatre practice. Overall, this guide aims to enable students to engage not only with the individual texts but with the broader possibilities of socialist theatre.
Table of Contents
- Politics and drama
- text and performance
- form and meaning
- language and character
- genre and metadrama
- theatres and audiences.
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: hard ISBN 9780335096077
Description
Robert Shaughnessy considers the major issues in the theory and practice of socialist drama, using as his point of departure the perfformance-centred close analysis of three renowned plays: Edward Bond's "Lear", Arnold Wesker's "Roots", and John Arden's "Sergeant Musgrave's Dance". Through the comparison and juxtaposition of these plays, this guide introduces key concerns and debates: the politics of theatre critism, the relation between text and performance, illusionism versus Epic Theatre. The basis for the discussion throughout is the performance potential of the three plays; a mode of active reading geared towards a socialist theatre practice. Overall, this guide aims to enable students to engage not only with the individual texts but with the broader possibilities of socialist theatre.
Table of Contents
- Politics and drama
- text and performance
- form and meaning
- language and character
- genre and metadrama
- theatres and audiences.
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