Brecht and post-1990s British drama : : dialectical theatre today / / Anja Hartl.
"Can theatre change the world? If so, how can it productively connect with social reality and foster spectatorial critique and engagement? This book examines the forms and functions of political drama in what has been described as a post-Marxist, post-ideological, even post-political moment. It...
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : Bloomsbury Publishing,, 2020. |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (203 pages) :; illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. 'In-Yer-Face' Theatre and the Crisis of Dialectics: Mark Ravenhill's Post-Brechtian Drama in Anti-Dialectical Times
- 1.1 The Post-Brechtian Parable: Some Explicit Polaroids
- 1.2 Resisting the Banal Dialectic of (Counter-)Terrorism: Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat
- 1.3 Conclusion
- 2. Reimagining Brecht: David Greig's Theatre of Dissensus
- 2.1 Appropriating the Imagination in Dunsinane
- 2.2 Interrupting Empathy: The Events
- 2.3 Conclusion
- 3. Strategic Naivety: The Dialectic of Sincerity in Andy Smith and Tim Crouch's Work
- 3.1 Post-Brechtian Meta-Theatre: all that is solid melts into air
- 3.2 The Limits of Sincerity: The Author
- 3.3 Conclusion
- 4. Political Theatre Between Dialectics and Absurdity: Caryl Churchill's Twenty-First-Century Plays
- 4.1 Dystopian Negativity: Escaped Alone
- 4.2 Deconstructing the Dialectic: Here We Go
- 4.3 Conclusion.