Theatres of the left 1880-1935 : workers' theatre movements in Britain and America
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Theatres of the left 1880-1935 : workers' theatre movements in Britain and America
（Routledge revivals）
Routledge, 2017, c1985
- : pbk
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"First published in 1985 by Routledge & Kegan Paul"--T.p. verso
Originally issued in series: History workshop series
A chronology of the Shock Troupe's activites: p. 275-277
Includes index
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Description
First published in 1985, this book examines how workers theatre movements intended their performances to be activist - perceiving art as a weapon of struggle and enlightenment - and an emancipatory act. An introductory study relates left-wing theatre groupings to the cultural narratives of contemporary British socialism. The progress of the Workers' Theatre Movement (1928-1935) is traced from simple realism to the most brilliant phase of its Russian and German development alongside which the parallel movements in the United States are also examined. A number of crucial texts are reprints as well as stage notes and glimpses of the dramaturgical controversies which accompanied them.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: theatre and politics
- Part 1 Theatre and socialism in Britain (1880-1935) Part 2 The Workers' Theatre Movement (1926-1935) Part 3 The Yiddish-speaking WTM Part 4 The debate on naturalism Part 5 Proletkult: a view from the Plebs League Part 6 Some origins of Theatre Workshop Part 7 The political stage in the United States
- Index
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