| Theatre in Pieces: Politics, Poetics and Interdisciplinary Collaboration: An Anthology of Play Texts 1966 - 2010 Contributor(s): Furse, Anna (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1408139960 ISBN-13: 9781408139967 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - Direction & Production - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| LCCN: 2011505379 |
| Series: Performance Books |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.50 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |