Political Theatre in Post-Thatcher Britain
Amelia Howe Kritzer
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Description for Political Theatre in Post-Thatcher Britain
Paperback. This new study examines the way that political theatre has re-emerged strongly since 1995, to articulate changed issues, alignments and definitions of politics and power in Britain. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBF; HBJD1; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The 'in-yer-face' plays of the mid-1990s announced a new generation shaped by Thatcherism and defined by antipathy to social ideals and political involvement. They have generated thoughtful and lively responses from playwrights. The resulting dialogue has brought politics to the forefront of British drama and reinvigorated British theatre.
The 'in-yer-face' plays of the mid-1990s announced a new generation shaped by Thatcherism and defined by antipathy to social ideals and political involvement. They have generated thoughtful and lively responses from playwrights. The resulting dialogue has brought politics to the forefront of British drama and reinvigorated British theatre.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Series
Performance Interventions
Number of Pages
239
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349542048
SKU
V9781349542048
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99-15
About Amelia Howe Kritzer
AMELIA HOWE KRITZER is Associate Professor in the Department of Theater, University of St Thomas, Minnesota, USA. She is the author of The Plays of Caryl Churchill: Theatre of Empowerment (1991), and compiled and edited Plays by Early American Women, 1775-1850 (1995). Her essays on British and American drama have appeared in an international range of journals and themed volumes. ... Read more
Reviews for Political Theatre in Post-Thatcher Britain
'...a good introduction to the range of new writing in British Theatre over the past ten years...' - Sarah Grochala, Contemporary Theatre Review 'This book answers the need for a general survey of new British plays, including mainstream drama as well as studio work, by focusing on the political aspect of drama staged in the ... Read more