Performance Interventions: Documentary Theatre Past and Present

Forsyth, A.; Megson, C.

Over the past two decades, theatre practitioners across the West have turned to documentary modes of performance-making to confront new socio-political realities. The essays in this book place this work in context, exploring historical and contemporary examples of documentary and 'verbatim' theatre, and applying a range of critical perspectives.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-04-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230221154

DOI: 10.1057/9780230236943

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 256