Author: British dramaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
A Reader's Guide to Modern British Drama
Author: Sanford SternlichtPublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815630760
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This book reveals the influences of modern history and psychology on British drama; the all-important influence of Irish dramatists like Wilde, Shaw, O’Casey, and Beckett; the significance of the Independent Theatre of J. T. Grein and the early Royal Court Theatre; the gay community’s contribution to the British theater; the powerful new feminist drama; and the British festival theater. Auseful tool for readers wishing to know more about Britain’s great dramatic tradition and vital contemporary theater, for students pursuing drama studies, and for libraries in need of an accessible reference work.
The Modern British Drama
Author: The British Drama
Author: British Drama, 1533-1642: 1603-1608
Author: Martin WigginsPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019871923X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Volume 3 covers the years 1590-1597 and sees the start of Shakespeare's career as a dramatist.
Contemporary British Drama
Author: David LanePublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748686797
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This book offers an extended analysis of writers and theatre companies in Britain since 1995, and explores them alongside recent cultural, social and political developments. Referencing well-known practitioners from modern theatre, this book is an excelle
The modern British drama
Author: British dramaThe Drama: British drama
Author: Contemporary British Drama
Author: Catherine ReesPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137610298
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
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.
The British drama, illustrated
Author: Producing British Television Drama
Author: Ruth McElroyPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137578750
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
This book presents a compelling case for a paradigmatic shift in the analysis of television drama production that recentres questions of power, control and sustainability. Television drama production has become an increasingly lucrative global export business as drama as a form enjoys increased prestige. However, this book argues that the growing emphasis on international markets and global players such as Netflix and Amazon Prime neglects the realities of commissioning and making television drama in specific national and regional contexts. Drawing on extensive empirical research, Producing British Television Drama demonstrates the centrality of public service broadcasters in serving audiences and sustaining the commercial independent sector in a digital age. It attends closely to three elements—the role of place in the production of content; the experiences of those working in the sector; and the interventions from cultural intermediaries in articulating and ascribing value to television drama. With chapters examining the evolution of British TV drama, as well as what might be in store in its future, this book offers invaluable insights into the UK as a major supplier of and market for television drama.