Synopses & Reviews
Keheller explores the relationship between theater and politics, challenging some of the assumptions that often arise when they are brought together. The book engages with both a broad range of key theoretical material from Plato to Rancière, and theatrical examples from Shakespeare and his adaptors through Peter Handke to Debbie Tucker Green.
Synopsis
What happens to politics when it takes the form of theatre? How has theatre both exploited and undermined politics both in society and on the stage?
Theatre & Politics explores the complex relationship between theatre and politics, questioning some of the assumptions that often arise when they are brought together. Challenging ideas about 'entertainment' and 'communication', the book draws on a broad range of key writing from Plato to Ranci re, and theatrical examples from Shakespeare and his adaptors through Peter Handke to debbie tucker green.
Synopsis
One of the first titles in this vibrant and eye-catching new series of short, sharp, shots for theatre students.
About the Author
JOE KELLEHER is Professor of Theatre and Performance at Roehampton University. He co-edited
Contemporary Theatres in Europe: A Critical Companion (2006) and is the co-author of
The Theatre of Societas Raffaello Sanzio (2007).
Table of Contents
Foreword
Politics
Theatre
Work
Pleasure
Political Theatre?
Stubborn Messengers
Further Reading
Index