Catching Australian theatre in the 2000s / / edited by Richard Fotheringham and James Smith.

• Superior document: Australian playwrights ; v. 15
• TeilnehmendeR: Fotheringham, Richard.; Smith, James, 1981-
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Rodopi,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Australian Playwrights 15.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Whether catching Australian theatre during the 2000s or catching up now, this volume provides the reader with an overview of the decade. It reveals how Australian theatre continues to reflect the major political and social concerns of our time. Each contribution explores an important area of Australian performance so that the volume provides crucial background and insightful analysis for current theatre practice. The contributions cover political theatre, Indigenous theatre, playwrights concerned with cultural identity, key Shakespearean productions, the impact of funding and arts policy on theatre, dramaturgy and innovative projects, leading directors on rehearsal processes, theatre for young people, regional theatre including the Northern Territory, and physical theatre and Circus Oz. The book confirms the consolidation of previous artistic achievement over the decade and identifies the emergence of new trends and creative practices.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Series Editor’s Preface -- Australian Theatre in the Noughties / Richard Fotheringham -- Introduction / Veronica Kelly -- Making It New? Consolidation, Change and Loss in Australian Subsidised Theatre, 1996–2010 / Geoffrey Milne -- Glimpsing the Hidden World: Australian Directors on Rehearsal / Laura Ginters -- Post-Millennial Australian Dramaturgies: Changes in Australian Performance and Dramaturgy since 2000 / Kathryn Kelly -- Changing Boundaries: Indigenous Theatre Practitioners in the 2000s / Maryrose Casey -- A Quiet Kind of Magic: Performance for Young Audiences in the New Millennium / Mary Ann Hunter and Lenine Bourke -- Rethinking Regional Theatre / Stephen Carleton -- Monument Shakespeare and the World Stage: Reading Australian Shakespeare after 2000 / Kate Flaherty -- Outrageous Somatic Action: Circus Oz / Peta Tait -- Noëlle Janaczewska’s Twenty-First-Century Theatre: Explorations of Australian Cultural Constructs and Theatrical Form / Joanne Tompkins -- Contributors.