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ISBN 10: 0748643249
ISBN 13: 9780748643240
Author: David Lane
This book provides a critical assessment of dramatic literature since 1995, situating texts, companies and writers in a cultural, political and social context. It examines the shifting role of the playwright, the dominant genres and emerging styles of the past decade and how they are related. Beginning with an examination of how dramatic literature and the writer are placed in the contemporary theatre, the book then provides detailed analyses of the texts, companies and writing processes involved in six different professional contexts: new writing, verbatim theatre, writing and devising, Black and Asian theatre, writing for young people and adaptation and transposition. The chapters cover contemporary practitioners, including Simon Stephens, Gregory Burke, Robin Soans, Alecky Blythe, Kneehigh Theatre, Punchdrunk, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Edward Bond, Filter Theatre and Headlong, and offers detailed case-studies and examples of their work. Key Features* The first book to examine contemporary British drama from the In-Yer-Face era (1995 – 2000) to the present day and track the changes and developments through this period* Extended case-studies of Simon Stephens, Gregory Burke and Caryl Churchill and the last decade of new writing in Britain* Focus on recent adaptation, including Kneehigh Theatre, Punchdrunk, Filter Theatre and Headlong
Table of contents:
Chapter 1 In-Yer-Face Theatre and Legacies of the New Writing Boom
New Writing, Then and Now
Simon Stephens, Gregory Burke and Caryl Churchill
New Writing Tomorrow
Chapter 2 Verbatim Theatre – The Rise of a Political Voice
A Climate for Verbatim
Research, Editing and Truth
Problems in Performance
Dealing with Limitations
Chapter 3 Writing and Devising – The Call for Collaboration
Drama and Collaboration
Writing as Devising
Case Studies: David Eldridge, Market Boy; Bryony Lavery, Stockholm; the Hidden City Festival and Cartoon de Salvo
Future Narratives
Chapter 4 Black and Asian Writers – A Question of Representation
Separation, Difference and Terminology
Multiculturalism, Globalisation and Censorship
Identity, Aesthetics and Language
Looking Forward
Chapter 5 Theatre for Young People – Audiences of Today
A Recent History
Commonalities and Challenges in Theatre for Young People
Case Studies: Edward Bond and Big Brum, Fin Kennedy and Mulberry School, National Theatre Connections
What Next for Young People’s Theatre
Chapter 6 Adaptation and Transposition – Reinterpreting the Past
What is Adaptation
Imagination and Adventure: Filter, Punchdrunk and Kneehigh
Text as Template: Northern Broadsides and Headlong Theatre
The Past is the Future: A Footnote to Adaptation
Conclusion
Reading Contemporary Drama
The Contemporary in Context
Theory and Practice: A Final Word
Student Resources
Electronic Resources
Questions for Discussion
Guide to Further Reading
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