02794nam 2200613 a 450 991046595590332120200520144314.01-78170-097-41-84779-168-9(CKB)2560000000085717(EBL)1069487(OCoLC)818847164(SSID)ssj0000747100(PQKBManifestationID)12318775(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747100(PQKBWorkID)10699560(PQKB)10267412(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085707(MiAaPQ)EBC1069487(Au-PeEL)EBL1069487(CaPaEBR)ebr10623221(CaONFJC)MIL843656(EXLCZ)99256000000008571720121130d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPlaying for time[electronic resource] stories of lost children, ghosts and the endangered present in contemporary theatre /Geraldine CousinManchester Manchester University Press20071 online resource (186 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7190-6198-9 0-7190-6197-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 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;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 StepheEnglish drama20th centuryHistory and criticismEnglish drama20th centuryThemes, motivesMissing childrenDramaElectronic books.English dramaHistory and criticism.English dramaThemes, motives.Missing children808.8037Cousin Geraldine876777MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465955903321Playing for time2274415UNINA