A Companion to British-Jewish Theatre Since the 1950s
Title | A Companion to British-Jewish Theatre Since the 1950s PDF eBook |
Author | Jeanette R. Malkin |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2021-03-25 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 1350135984 |
The first of its kind, this companion to British-Jewish theatre brings a neglected dimension in the work of many prominent British theatre-makers to the fore. Its structure reflects the historical development of British-Jewish theatre from the 1950s onwards, beginning with an analysis of the first generation of writers that now forms the core of post-war British drama (including Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter and Arnold Wesker) and moving on to significant thematic force-fields and faultlines such as the Holocaust, antisemitism and Israel/Palestine. The book also covers the new generation of British-Jewish playwrights, with a special emphasis on the contribution of women writers and the role of particular theatres in the development of British-Jewish theatre, as well as TV drama. Included in the book are fascinating interviews with a set of significant theatre practitioners working today, including Ryan Craig, Patrick Marber, John Nathan, Julia Pascal and Nicholas Hytner. The companion addresses, not only aesthetic and ideological concerns, but also recent transformations with regard to institutional contexts and frameworks of cultural policies.
Harold Pinter
Title | Harold Pinter PDF eBook |
Author | Basil Chiasson |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2021-01-28 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1350133655 |
This important book offers a thematic collection of critical essays, ideal for undergraduate courses on modern British theatre, on Harold Pinter's theatrical works, alongside new interviews with contemporary theatre practitioners. The life and works of Harold Pinter (1930–2008), a pivotal figure in British theatre, have been widely discussed, debated and celebrated internationally. For over five decades, Pinter's work traversed and redefined various forms and genres, constantly in dialogue with, and often impacting the work of, other writers, artists and activists. Combining a reconsideration of key Pinter scholarship with new contexts, voices and theoretical approaches, this book opens up fresh insights into the author's work, politics, collaborations and his enduring status as one of the world's foremost dramatists. Three sections re-contextualize Pinter as a cultural figure; explore and interrogate his influence on contemporary British playwriting; and offer a series of original interviews with theatre-makers engaging in the staging of Pinter's work today. Reconsiderations of Pinter's relationship to literary and theatrical movements such as Modernism and the Theatre of the Absurd; interrogations of the role of class, elitism and religious and cultural identity sit alongside chapters on Pinter's personal politics, specifically in relation to the Middle East.
Jewish Theatre
Title | Jewish Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Edna Nahshon |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 325 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004173358 |
While a frequently used term, Jewish Theatre has become a contested concept that defies precise definition. Is it theatre by Jews? For Jews? About Jews? Though there are no easy answers for these questions, "Jewish Theatre: A Global View," contributes greatly to the conversation by offering an impressive collection of original essays written by an international cadre of noted scholars from Europe, the United States, and Israel. The essays discuss historical and current texts and performance practices, covering a wide gamut of genres and traditions.
Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context
Title | Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context PDF eBook |
Author | Edna Nahshon |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 407 |
Release | 2012-04-03 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9004227172 |
A collection of essays by an international cadre of theater scholars, which addresses Jewish theater practitioners, playwrights, critics, financiers and audiences roles in the development of the European and American theater.
Jewish Theatre
Title | Jewish Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Ahuva Belkin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Jewish theater |
ISBN | 9789659062515 |
The Jewish Theatre
Title | The Jewish Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Theater, Yiddish |
ISBN |
Tales of the Yiddish Rialto
Title | Tales of the Yiddish Rialto PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Lipsky |
Publisher | Greenwood |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Jewish theater |
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