Playing for Time Stories of Lost Children, Ghosts and the Endangered Present in Contemporary Theatre |
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| Author:
| Cousin, Geraldine |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7190-6198-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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Playing 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. -- .
Playing 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. -- .