LEADER 02794nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910465955903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78170-097-4 010 $a1-84779-168-9 035 $a(CKB)2560000000085717 035 $a(EBL)1069487 035 $a(OCoLC)818847164 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000747100 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12318775 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747100 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10699560 035 $a(PQKB)10267412 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085707 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1069487 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1069487 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10623221 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL843656 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000085717 100 $a20121130d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPlaying for time$b[electronic resource] $estories of lost children, ghosts and the endangered present in contemporary theatre /$fGeraldine Cousin 210 $aManchester $cManchester University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (186 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7190-6198-9 311 $a0-7190-6197-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; 330 $aPlaying 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 606 $aEnglish drama$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish drama$y20th century$xThemes, motives 606 $aMissing children$vDrama 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnglish drama$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish drama$xThemes, motives. 615 0$aMissing children 676 $a808.8037 700 $aCousin$b Geraldine$0876777 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465955903321 996 $aPlaying for time$92274415 997 $aUNINA