Theatre-making :

Radosavljević, Duška,

Theatre-making : interplay between text and performance in the 21st century / Theater-making Duška Radosavljević. - xi, 275 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Staging a play: the problem of page and stage -- From devising to adaptation: redefining 'faithfulness' -- New writing: moving into the twenty-first century -- Verbatim theatre: engaging the audience -- Relational new works: authoring together -- Conclusion.

'Theatre-Making' explores modes of authorship in contemporary theatre seeking to transcend the heritage of binaries from the twentieth century such as text-based vs. devised theatre, East vs. West, theatre vs. performance - with reference to genealogies though which these categories have been constructed in the English-speaking world.

9780230343115 (paperback)


Theater--History--21st century.
Theater--Production and direction.
Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery.
Drama--History and criticism.--21st century



--Reading book

792.0905 / RAD