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Verbatim
R Norton-Taylor
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Description for Verbatim
Paperback. Verbatim Theatre is the surprise success story of the modern stage. As the name suggests Verbatim plays are written using only the precise words spoken by people interviewed about a particular event or topic. Here, practitioners write polemically about the techniques, intentions and ethics of documentary theatre. Editor(s): Hammond, Will; Steward, Dan. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Five specially commissioned discussions of verbatim theatre - in the words of the people who make it. 'What a verbatim play does is flash your research nakedly. It's like cooking a meal but the meat is left raw.' - Max Stafford-Clark Plays which use people's actual words as the basis for their dramaare not a new phenomenon. But from the stages of national theatres to fringe venues and universities everywhere, `verbatim' theatre, as it has come to be known, is currently enjoying unprecedented attention and success. It has ... Read more
Five specially commissioned discussions of verbatim theatre - in the words of the people who make it. 'What a verbatim play does is flash your research nakedly. It's like cooking a meal but the meat is left raw.' - Max Stafford-Clark Plays which use people's actual words as the basis for their dramaare not a new phenomenon. But from the stages of national theatres to fringe venues and universities everywhere, `verbatim' theatre, as it has come to be known, is currently enjoying unprecedented attention and success. It has ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840026979
SKU
V9781840026979
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99-2
About R Norton-Taylor
Richard Norton-Taylor was born in 1944 and joined the Guardian in 1975. Since then, he has investigated official secrecy, behind-the-scenes decision-making in Government, and the activities of the security and intelligence services. His works for stage include 'Half the Picture' (an adaptation of the Scott 'arms to Iraq' enquiry), 'Nuremburg', 'Srebrenica' and 'The Colour of Justice'.
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