| Scenes from the Revolution: Making Political Theatre 1968-2018 Contributor(s): Wiltshire, Kim (Editor), Cowan, Billy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0745338526 ISBN-13: 9780745338521 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Art | Art & Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.05 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Political theater thrives on turbulence. Transmuting Brexit, Trump, and impending ecological disaster into a potent, dramatic art form, its practitioners hold a mirror up to our society, wielding the power to entertain, shock, and discomfit. Scenes from the Revolution is a celebration of fifty years of radical theater in Britain. Beginning with a short history of pre-1968 political theater--covering Brecht, Joan Littlewood, and Ewan McColl--the editors move on to explore agit-prop, working-class, youth, community, POC, women's, and LGBTQ theater. Comprehensive in scope, and featuring many of the leading voices in the field today, as well as "lost" scripts from the radical theater companies of the past, Scenes from the Revolution is a must-read for anyone interested in politics in the arts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cowan, Billy: - Billy Cowan is senior lecturer for creative writing at Edge Hill University, as well as a playwright and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Writing Out award for Best New Gay play and the Warehouse Theatre's International Playwriting Award.Wiltshire, Kim: - Kim Wiltshire is program leader for creative writing at Edge Hill University and a writer of both plays and fiction. |