Theatre in Pieces: Politics, Poetics and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Theatre in Pieces: Politics, Poetics and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : 9781408139981
ISBN-13 : 1408139987
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Book Synopsis Theatre in Pieces: Politics, Poetics and Interdisciplinary Collaboration by : Anna Furse

Download or read book Theatre in Pieces: Politics, Poetics and Interdisciplinary Collaboration written by Anna Furse and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre in Pieces: politics, poetics and interdisciplinary collaboration is an innovative compilation of seven highly acclaimed productions by key practitioners of non-playwright-driven theatre. Each playtext is reproduced in full and accompanied by extensive notes from members of the original producing theatre. A substantial introduction by Anna Furse provides an overview of the works and contextualises their reading by revealing how a script can emerge from or provoke a collaborative devising process. The works featured include: Hotel Methuselah, Imitating the Dog/Pete Brooks; Don Juan.Who?/Don Juan.Kdo?, Athletes of the Heart; A Girl Skipping, Graeme Miller; Trans-Acts, Julia Bardsley; US, 1966 (with an introduction by Peter Brook); Miss America, Split Britches and 48 Minutes for Palestine, Mojisola Adebayo and Ashtar Theatre.


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