In Yer Face Theatre

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In-Yer-Face Theatre

Aleks Sierz
In Yer Face Theatre Book PDF

Author : Aleks Sierz
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780571318490

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In-Yer-Face Theatre by Aleks Sierz Pdf

The most controversial and newsworthy plays of British theatre are a rash of rude, vicious and provocative pieces by a brat pack of twentysomethings whose debuts startled critics and audiences with their heady mix of sex, violence and street-poetry. In-Yer-Face Theatre is the first book to study this exciting outburst of creative self-expression by what in other contexts has been called Generation X, or Thatcher's Children, the 'yoof' who grew up during the last Conservative Government. The book argues that, for example, Trainspotting, Blasted, Mojo and Shopping and F**king are much more than a collection of shock tactics - taken together, they represent a consistent critique of modern life, one which focuses on the problem of violence, the crisis of masculinity and the futility of consumerism. The book contains extensive interviews with playwrights, including Sarah Kane ( Blasted), Mark Ravenhill (Shopping and F**king), Philip Ridley (The Pitchfork Disney), Patrick Marber (Closer) and Martin McDonagh (The Beauty Queen of Leenane).

After In-Yer-Face Theatre

William C. Boles
After In Yer Face Theatre Book PDF

Author : William C. Boles
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783030394271

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After In-Yer-Face Theatre by William C. Boles Pdf

This book revisits In-Yer-Face theatre, an explosive, energetic theatrical movement from the 1990s that introduced the world to playwrights Sarah Kane, Martin McDonagh, Mark Ravenhill, Jez Butterworth, and many others. Split into three sections the book re-examines the era, considers the movement’s influence on international theatre, and considers its lasting effects on contemporary British theatre. The first section offers new readings on works from that time period (Antony Neilson and Mark Ravenhill) as well as challenges myths created by the Royal Court Theatre about the its involvement with In-Yer-Face theatre. The second section discusses the influence of In-Yer-Face on Portuguese, Russian and Australian theater, while the final section discusses the legacy of In-Yer-Face writers as well as their influences on more recent playwrights, including chapters on Philip Ridley, Sarah Kane, Joe Penhall, Martin Crimp, Dennis Kelly, and Verbatim Drama.

Contemporary British Drama

David Lane
Contemporary British Drama Book PDF

Author : David Lane
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748686797

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Contemporary British Drama by David Lane Pdf

This book offers an extended analysis of writers and theatre companies in Britain since 1995, and explores them alongside recent cultural, social and political developments. Referencing well-known practitioners from modern theatre, this book is an excelle

The Pitchfork Disney

Philip Ridley
The Pitchfork Disney Book PDF

Author : Philip Ridley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781472508041

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The Pitchfork Disney by Philip Ridley Pdf

The Pitchfork Disney heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama. Manifesting Ridley's vivid and visionary imagination and the dark beauty of his outlook, the play resonates with his trademark themes: East London, storytelling, moments of shocking violence, memories of the past, fantastical monologues, and that strange mix of the barbaric and the beautiful he has made all his own. The Pitchfork Disney was Ridley's first play and is now seen as launching a new generation of playwrights who were unafraid to shock and court controversy. This unsettling, dreamlike piece has surreal undertones and thematically explores fear, dreams and story-telling. First produced in 1991, it has gone on to be recognised as the annunciation of Ridley's dark and seductive world.

The influence of absurdist theatre on in-yer-face theatre in the 1990’s as exemplified by Beckett’s "Endgame" and Ravenhill’s "Shopping and F***ing"

Anne Katrin Fack
The influence of absurdist theatre on in yer face theatre in the 1990 s as exemplified by Beckett s Endgame and Ravenhill s Shopping and F ing Book PDF

Author : Anne Katrin Fack
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783668562585

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The influence of absurdist theatre on in-yer-face theatre in the 1990’s as exemplified by Beckett’s "Endgame" and Ravenhill’s "Shopping and F***ing" by Anne Katrin Fack Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, language: English, abstract: “In-Yer-Face Theatre is to the 1990s what absurdism was to the 1950s” In the following paper, I’d like to investigate whether this statement is true or if both movements should be seen as two different theatre forms without any connection. As a basis of my investigations serves Agnes M. Kitzler’s study about the influence of Absurdist Theatre on Contemporary In-Yer-Face Theatre (Kitzler, 2011) as well as Aleks Sierz’ book on In-Yer-Face-Theatre (Sierz, 2001) and Martin Esslin’s book on the Theatre of the Absurd (Esslin, 2001). I will mostly try to give a general overview about similarities and differences between absurdism and In-Yer-Face Theatre before I give distinct examples of Samuel Beckett’s play Endgame and Mark Ravenhill’s Shopping and F***ing and finally come to a conclusion if In-Yer-Face Theatre is to the 1990s what absurdism was to the 1950s or not. I firmly believe that as this paper is limited to seven until eight pages it is more important to give a general overview which is more effective to answer the question whether both movements show similarities or not. However, I think it is important to undertake several aspects a closer examination in a broader study, which could be, for example, a bachelor thesis.

How to Hold Your Breath

Zinnie Harris
How to Hold Your Breath Book PDF

Author : Zinnie Harris
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780571324934

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How to Hold Your Breath by Zinnie Harris Pdf

Because we live in Europe. Because nothing really bad happens. The worst is a bit of an inconvenience. Perhaps not such a good mini break. But really in the grand scheme of life, not so bad. Starting with a seemingly innocent one night stand, this dark, witty and magical play by Zinnie Harris dives into our recent European history. An epic look at the true cost of principles and how we live now, How to Hold Your Breath premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in February 2015.

Rewriting the Nation

Aleks Sierz
Rewriting the Nation Book PDF

Author : Aleks Sierz
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781408145708

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Rewriting the Nation by Aleks Sierz Pdf

This is an essential guide for anyone interested in the best new British stage plays to emerge in the new millennium. For students of theatre studies and theatre-goers Rewriting the Nation: British Theatre Today is a perfect companion to Britain's burgeoning theatre writing scene. It explores the context from which new plays have emerged and charts the way that playwrights have responded to the key concerns of the decade and helped shape our sense of who we are. In recent years British theatre has seen a renaissance in playwriting accompanied by a proliferation of writing awards and new writing groups. The book provides an in-depth exploration of the industry and of the key plays and playwrights. It opens by defining what is meant by 'new writing' and providing a study of the leading theatres, such as the Royal Court, the Traverse, the Bush, the Hampstead and the National theatres, together with the London fringe and the work of touring companies. In the second part, Sierz provides a fascinating survey of the main issues that have characterised new plays in the first decade of the new century, such as foreign policy and war overseas, economic boom and bust, divided communities and questions of identity and race. It considers too how playwrights have re-examined domestic issues of family, of love, of growing up, and the fantasies and nightmares of the mind. Against the backdrop of economic, political and social change under New Labour, Sierz shows how British theatre responded to these changes and in doing so has been and remains deeply involved in the project of rewriting the nation.

The Theatre of Martin Crimp

Aleks Sierz
The Theatre of Martin Crimp Book PDF

Author : Aleks Sierz
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472517012

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The Theatre of Martin Crimp by Aleks Sierz Pdf

First published in 2006, Alek's Sierz's The Theatre of Martin Crimp provided a groundbreaking study of one of British theatre's leading contemporary playwrights. Combining Sierz's lucid prose and sharp analysis together with interviews with Martin Crimp and a host of directors and actors who have produced the work, it offered a richly rewarding and engaging assessment of this acutely satirical playwright. The second edition additionally explores the work produced between 2006 and 2013, both the major new plays and the translations and other work. The second edition considers The City, the 2008 companion play to The Country, Play House from 2012 and the new work for the Royal Court in late 2012. The two works that have brought Crimp considerable international acclaim in recent years, the updated rewrite of The Misanthrope which in 2009 played for several months in the West End starring Keira Knightley, and Crimp's translation of Botho Strauss's Big and Small (Barbican, 2012), together with Crimp's other work in translation are all covered. The Theatre of Martin Crimp remains the fullest, most readable account of Crimps's work for the stage.

Global Television

Barbara Selznick
Global Television Book PDF

Author : Barbara Selznick
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781592135059

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Global Television by Barbara Selznick Pdf

How the importation of global television in the United States affects the nature of programming.

British Theatre of the 1990s

M. Aragay,H. Klein,E. Monforte,P. Zozaya
British Theatre of the 1990s Book PDF

Author : M. Aragay,H. Klein,E. Monforte,P. Zozaya
Publisher : Springer
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780230210738

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British Theatre of the 1990s by M. Aragay,H. Klein,E. Monforte,P. Zozaya Pdf

This exciting book uniquely combines interviews with scholars and practitioners in theatre studies to look at what most people feel is a pivotal moment of British theatre - the 1990s. With a particular focus on 'in-yer-face theatre', this volume will be essential reading for all students and scholars of contemporary British theatre.

Farewell to the Theatre

Richard Nelson
Farewell to the Theatre Book PDF

Author : Richard Nelson
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780571280742

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Farewell to the Theatre by Richard Nelson Pdf

Harley Granville Barker, the most influential theatre-maker of his time, finds himself adrift in America during the Great War. Estranged from the theatre, and with his spirit almost broken by an acrimonious divorce, he seeks refuge in the relative obscurity of a quiet, backwater, Williamstown, Massachusetts. He finds comfort in the congeniality of his fellow refugees and in the courtesy of strangers - and gradually begins to regain his faith in humanity and his belief in the central role of Theatre in the civilised community.

Dramatic Disgust

Sarah J. Ablett
Dramatic Disgust Book PDF

Author : Sarah J. Ablett
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783839452103

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Dramatic Disgust by Sarah J. Ablett Pdf

Aesthetic disgust is a key component of most classic works of drama because it has much more potential than to simply shock the audience. This first extensive study on dramatic disgust places this sensation among pity and fear as one of the core emotions that can achieve katharsis in drama. The book sets out in antiquity and traces the history of dramatic disgust through Kant, Freud, and Kristeva to Sarah Kane's in-yer-face theatre. It establishes a framework to analyze forms and functions of disgust in drama by investigating its different cognates (miasma, abjection, etc.). Providing a concise argument against critics who have discredited aesthetic disgust as juvenile attention-grabbing, Sarah J. Ablett explains how this repulsive emotion allows theatre to dig deeper into what it means to be human.

Sublime Drama

Elzbieta Iwona Baraniecka
Sublime Drama Book PDF

Author : Elzbieta Iwona Baraniecka
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9783110309935

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Sublime Drama by Elzbieta Iwona Baraniecka Pdf

British drama of the 1990s is most commonly associated with the term in-yer-face theatre, which was coined by Aleks Sierz to describe the shocking and provocative work of emerging playwrights such as Mark Ravenhill or Sarah Kane. Taking a cue from Sierz’s own suggestion that what still remains to be researched more thoroughly in this field is the particular relationship between the stage and the audience, this monograph undertakes precisely that task. Rather than use the term offered by Sierz, however, the study proposes a different concept to account for the dynamics of communication within the particular theatre of the 1990s, namely the aesthetic category of the sublime. Coupled with elements of Reader Response Theory, the sublime proves to be a more fruitful term, as it provides more precise tools for the analysis of the audience’s aesthetic response than does in-yer-face theatre. With the help of four representative plays by four key playwrights of that time, Closer by Patrick Marber, Normal by Anthony Neilson, Faust is Dead by Mark Ravenhill and 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, the book details the consecutive stages in the process of the plays’ reception that the members of the audience go through while forming their aesthetic response to them. Looking through the prism of the sublime, the study not only offers a detailed analysis of each play but also suggests an entirely new approach to British drama of the 1990s.

The Author

Tim Crouch
The Author Book PDF

Author : Tim Crouch
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781849435512

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The Author by Tim Crouch Pdf

Winner of the 2010 Whiting Award for best new play.Winner of the 2010 Total Theatre Award for Innovation. Nominated in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2010. Settle back into the warmth of the theatre. Relax as the story unfolds. For you. With you. Of you. A story of hope, violence and exploitation. Laugh with the actors, tap your feet to the music, turn to your neighbour. You’re here. The Author tells the story of another play: a violent, shocking and abusive play written by a playwright called Tim Crouch and performed at the Royal Court Theatre. It charts the effect that play had on the two actors who acted in it and an audience member who watched it. The Author explores our responsibilities to what we choose to look at in the world and how we choose to act accordingly. Performed within its audience, it is a brilliantly inventive and theatrical study of what we deem acceptable in the name of Art.

'Love Me Or Kill Me'

Graham Saunders
Love Me Or Kill Me Book PDF

Author : Graham Saunders
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0719059569

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'Love Me Or Kill Me' by Graham Saunders Pdf

Love Me or Kill Me is the first study of Sarah Kane, the most significant British dramatist in post-war theater. It covers all of Kane's major plays and productions, contains hitherto unpublished material and reviews, and looks at her continuing influence after her tragic early death. Locating the main dramatic sources and features of her work as well as centralizing her place within the 'new wave' of emergent British dramatists in the 1990's, Graham Saunders provides an introduction for those familiar and unfamiliar with her work.