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At the Sharp End : Uncovering the Work of Five Leading Dramatists.

What value does theatre have in Britain at the beginning of the twenty-first century? How has theatre responded to the challenge of remaining relevant in the media-saturated world of today? These are the questions that underpin this stimulating study of some of the leading dramatists of contemporary...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Billingham, Peter, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Metheun Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007.
Colección:Plays and Playwrights.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 POINTING AT SHARP ENDS
  • AN INTRODUCTION; Sharpening Up: Reading and Using At the Sharp End; 1956: Look Back in Nostalgia?; 2006: Looking Forward
  • in Expectation?; Revisiting My Route; Time Zones; 2 DAVID EDGAR; Interview with David Edgar; Speaking in Tongues
  • Politics, Race and Cultural Identity in the Plays of David Edgar; 3 DAVID GREIG; Interview with David Greig; Inhabitants of the Tide Mark: Towards a New Political Poetics in the Plays of David Greig; 4 MARK RAVENHILL; Interview with Mark Ravenhill.
  • 'We all need stories so that we can get by'
  • Sex, Shopping and Postmodern Politics in the Plays of Mark Ravenhill5 TIM ETCHELLS AND FORCED ENTERTAINMENT; Interview with Tim Etchells of Forced Entertainment; Falling and Floating in Sheffield
  • Drunks, Dancers and Late-night Bus Rides: Themes and Strategies in the Work of Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment; 6 TANIKA GUPTA; Interview with Tanika Gupta; Navigating a Journey Through a Fragile Land
  • Themes in the Plays of Tanika Gupta; CONCLUSION: SHARPENING POINTS; A Short List of Recommended Further Reading and Indicative Websites.