Playing for time Stories of lost children, ghosts and the endangered present in contemporary theatre

Summary: 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
ISBN: 9780719061974
ISBN: 0719061970
ISBN: 9780719061981
ISBN: 0719061989
Physical Description: electronic resource
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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.