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Playing for time [electronic resource] : Stories of lost children, ghosts and the endangered present in contemporary theatre.
Playing for time explores connections between theatre time, the historical moment and fictional time. Geraldine Cousin persuasively argues that a crucial characteristic of contemporary British theatre is its preoccupation with instability and danger, and traces images of catastrophe and loss in a wide range of recent plays and productions. The diversity of the texts that are examined is a major strength of the book. In addition to plays by contemporary dramatists, Cousin analyses staged adaptations of novels, and productions of plays by Euripides, Strindberg and Priestley. A key focus is Stephe.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781847791689
- ISBN: 1847791689
- ISBN: 9781781700976
- ISBN: 1781700974
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (186 pages)
- Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface; 1 The collapsing house; 2 Past present: dramatisations of 'return'; 3 Enter the revenant; 4 Nunc Instantis: Arcadia and Copenhagen; 5 Stories of lost futures; 6 The Skriker's progeny; 7 Blood sacrifice; 8 Daughters' tales; 9 Coram Boy: a final story; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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| Genre: | Criticism, interpretation, etc. Electronic books. Electronic books. Drama. |
