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Author | : M. Aragay |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2007-04-23 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0230210732 |
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This exciting book uniquely combines interviews with scholars and practitioners in theatre studies to look at what most people feel is a pivotal moment of British theatre - the 1990s. With a particular focus on 'in-yer-face theatre', this volume will be essential reading for all students and scholars of contemporary British theatre.
Author | : Elzbieta Iwona Baraniecka |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2013-05-28 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 3110309939 |
Download Sublime Drama Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
British drama of the 1990s is most commonly associated with the term in-yer-face theatre, which was coined by Aleks Sierz to describe the shocking and provocative work of emerging playwrights such as Mark Ravenhill or Sarah Kane. Taking a cue from Sierz’s own suggestion that what still remains to be researched more thoroughly in this field is the particular relationship between the stage and the audience, this monograph undertakes precisely that task. Rather than use the term offered by Sierz, however, the study proposes a different concept to account for the dynamics of communication within the particular theatre of the 1990s, namely the aesthetic category of the sublime. Coupled with elements of Reader Response Theory, the sublime proves to be a more fruitful term, as it provides more precise tools for the analysis of the audience’s aesthetic response than does in-yer-face theatre. With the help of four representative plays by four key playwrights of that time, Closer by Patrick Marber, Normal by Anthony Neilson, Faust is Dead by Mark Ravenhill and 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, the book details the consecutive stages in the process of the plays’ reception that the members of the audience go through while forming their aesthetic response to them. Looking through the prism of the sublime, the study not only offers a detailed analysis of each play but also suggests an entirely new approach to British drama of the 1990s.
Author | : Aleks Sierz |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2014-10-23 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0571318495 |
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The most controversial and newsworthy plays of British theatre are a rash of rude, vicious and provocative pieces by a brat pack of twentysomethings whose debuts startled critics and audiences with their heady mix of sex, violence and street-poetry. In-Yer-Face Theatre is the first book to study this exciting outburst of creative self-expression by what in other contexts has been called Generation X, or Thatcher's Children, the 'yoof' who grew up during the last Conservative Government. The book argues that, for example, Trainspotting, Blasted, Mojo and Shopping and F**king are much more than a collection of shock tactics - taken together, they represent a consistent critique of modern life, one which focuses on the problem of violence, the crisis of masculinity and the futility of consumerism. The book contains extensive interviews with playwrights, including Sarah Kane ( Blasted), Mark Ravenhill (Shopping and F**king), Philip Ridley (The Pitchfork Disney), Patrick Marber (Closer) and Martin McDonagh (The Beauty Queen of Leenane).
Author | : Ulrich Broich |
Publisher | : Rodopi |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : British literature |
ISBN | : 9789042015364 |
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At the turn of the twenty-first century Britain is in a state of change. It is being transformed by the ongoing process of devolution as well as by its increasing multi-ethnicity. At the same time the relationship with the European Union remains controversial. This book charts these transformations in the context of the changes Britain experienced a century ago, at the turn of the twentieth century. Focusing on British politics, culture and literature the articles examine a range of topics, including models of utopian and apocalyptic thought, the contemporary celebrity cult, the state of literary theory in Britain and the recent "boom" in lyrical poetry and the "drama of blood sperm". The book is of interest to university lecturers, teachers, students of English and the general reader interested in the present condition of the United Kingdom. Book jacket.
Author | : Aleks Sierz |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2014-03-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1408129280 |
Download Modern British Playwriting: The 1990s Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
British theatre of the 1990s witnessed an explosion of new talent and presented a new sensibility that sent shockwaves through audiences and critics. What produced this change, the context from which the work emerged, the main playwrights and plays, and the influence they had on later work are freshly evaluated in this important new study in Methuen Drama's Decades of Modern British Playwriting series. The 1990s volume provides a detailed study by four scholars of the work of four of the major playwrights who emerged and had a significant impact on British theatre: Sarah Kane (by Catherine Rees), Anthony Neilson (Patricia Reid), Mark Ravenhill (Graham Saunders) and Philip Ridley (Aleks Sierz). Essential for students of Theatre Studies, the series of six decadal volumes provides a critical survey and study of the theatre produced from the 1950s to 2009. Each volume features a critical analysis of the work of four key playwrights besides other theatre work, together with an extensive commentary on the period. Readers will understand the works in their contexts and be presented with fresh research material and a reassessment from the perspective of the twenty-first century. This is an authoritative and stimulating reassessment of British playwriting in the 1990s.
Author | : Aleks Sierz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : English drama |
ISBN | : 9781408177914 |
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This volume provides a detailed study by four scholars of the work of four of the major playwrights who emerged and had a significant impact on British theatre: Sarah Kane, Anthony Neilson, Mark Ravenhill, and Philip Ridley.
Author | : V. Angelaki |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2015-12-25 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1137010134 |
Download Contemporary British Theatre Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This edited collection brings together a team of internationally prominent academics and delivers cutting-edge discourse on the strongly emerging tradition of experimentation in contemporary British theatre - redefining what the dramatic stands for today. Each chapter of the collection focuses on influential contemporary plays and playwrights.
Author | : Catherine Rees |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2019-11-13 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1137610298 |
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This guide offers a comprehensive account of British theatre from the 1960s to the present day. Placing critical commentary at the heart of its analysis, it explores how theatre critics and scholars have sought to understand and write about modern theatre, from the earliest reviews to revivals appearing decades later. With studies of contemporary reviews and archival material, Contemporary British Drama offers readers the opportunity to learn about British theatre in its original context and to chart shifting critical perceptions over the decades. It provides a crucial juxtaposition between the development of British theatre and its contemporaneous critical response, supplying an invaluable insight into the critical climate of recent decades. From feminist playwrighting to In-Yer-Face theatre, this is the ideal companion for undergraduate students of literature and theatre in need of an introduction to the debates surrounding contemporary British drama.
Author | : M. Aragay |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2014-02-20 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1137297573 |
Download Ethical Speculations in Contemporary British Theatre Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume is the first to offer a comprehensive critical examination of the intersections between contemporary ethical thought and post-1989 British playwriting. Its coverage of a large number of plays and playwrights, international range of contributors and original argumentation make it a key point of reference for students and researchers.
Author | : Jane Milling |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 597 |
Release | : 2004-12-09 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0521651328 |
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