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Biographical Theatre
Re-Presenting Real People?
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While Kings and Queens have been regular visitors to British stages, recent decades have seen figures as diverse as Vincent van Gogh, Albert Einstein or the victims of extraordinary rendition flights giving their debut. This book addresses the growing popularity of performances that engage closely with the world outside the theatre and emphasises the crucial role of biographical representation in them. It contributes to the current discussion of biographical and documentary performances by providing a new theoretical approach that overcomes both postmodern relativity and the simple dichotomy of fact and fiction. On this basis, productions of seven plays are examined as examples of typical biographical formats. These include widely known plays such as Copenhagen, Mary Queen of Scots Got her Head Chopped Off and Insignificance, as well as more recent and lesser known productions like the documentary Rendition Monologues or Thatcher - The Musical!.
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Palgrave Macmillan; May 2011
224 pages; ISBN 9780230306875
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224 pages; ISBN 9780230306875
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- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Comedy > General works
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Comedy > Special topics
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Tragedy > General works
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Tragedy > History and criticism
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Tragedy > Special topics A-Z
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Historical Plays > General works
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Historical Plays > Special topics A-Z
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- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > History > Medieval, general works
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > History > Medieval miracle plays, mysteries,
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > History > Renaissance, general works
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > History > Renaissance, special topics
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- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > History > 17th century
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > History > 18th century
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > History > 19th century
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- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Technique of dramatic composition > General works, American and English
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Technique of dramatic composition > General works, German
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Technique of dramatic composition > Tragic effect
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Technique of dramatic composition > Irony
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Technique of dramatic composition > Character treatment
- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Technique of dramatic composition > Play within a play
- Academic > Literature > Drama > Special types
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- Academic > Performing Arts > General works on the theater > 1801-
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- Academic > Performing Arts > Theater > Biography of Critics
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023030687X
9780230252776
9780230306875
9780230318434