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200 10$aPlaying for time $estories of lost children, ghosts and the endangered present in contemporary theatre /$fGeraldine Cousin
205   $a1st ed.
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
610   $aAn Inspector Calls.
610   $aBeslan massacre.
610   $aFar Away.
610   $aFrozen.
610   $aHecuba.
610   $aSoham murders.
610   $afictional time.
610   $ahistorical moment.
610   $alost children.
610   $atheatre time.
615  0$aEnglish drama$xHistory and criticism.
615  0$aEnglish drama$xThemes, motives.
615  0$aMissing children
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