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Billingham Peter <1953-> |
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At the sharp end : uncovering the work of five contemporary dramatists / / Peter Billingham |
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London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-4081-4770-X |
1-4081-4769-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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English drama - 20th century - History and criticism |
Dramatists, English - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 POINTING AT SHARP ENDS - AN INTRODUCTION; Sharpening Up: Reading and Using At the Sharp End; 1956: Look Back in Nostalgia?; 2006: Looking Forward - in Expectation?; Revisiting My Route; Time Zones; 2 DAVID EDGAR; Interview with David Edgar; Speaking in Tongues - Politics, Race and Cultural Identity in the Plays of David Edgar; 3 DAVID GREIG; Interview with David Greig; Inhabitants of the Tide Mark: Towards a New Political Poetics in the Plays of David Greig; 4 MARK RAVENHILL; Interview with Mark Ravenhill |
'We all need stories so that we can get by' - Sex, Shopping and Postmodern Politics in the Plays of Mark Ravenhill5 TIM ETCHELLS AND FORCED ENTERTAINMENT; Interview with Tim Etchells of Forced Entertainment; Falling and Floating in Sheffield - Drunks, Dancers and Late-night Bus Rides: Themes and Strategies in the Work of Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment; 6 TANIKA GUPTA; Interview with Tanika Gupta; Navigating a Journey Through a Fragile Land - Themes in the Plays of Tanika Gupta; CONCLUSION: SHARPENING POINTS; A Short List of Recommended Further Reading and Indicative Websites |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What value does theatre have in Britain at the beginning of the twenty-first century? How has theatre responded to the challenge of remaining |
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