Beyond Documentary Realism
Author | : Cyrielle Garson |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2021-02-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783110715767 |
ISBN-13 | : 3110715767 |
Rating | : 4/5 (767 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Beyond Documentary Realism by : Cyrielle Garson
Download or read book Beyond Documentary Realism written by Cyrielle Garson and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Verbatim theatre, a type of performance based on actual words spoken by ''real people'', has been at the heart of a remarkable and unexpected renaissance of the genre in Great Britain since the mid-nineties. The central aim of the book is to critically explore and account for the relationship between contemporary British verbatim theatre and realism whilst questioning the much-debated mediation of the real in theses theatre practices.