Critical essays on British South Asian theatre
by Ley, Graham
fromExeter performance studies
"This book brings together a wide range of critical voices - practitioners and researchers active in the field over thirty years in Britain, Europe and the USA - to offer significant insights into British South Asian theatre... The overarching emphasis... is on theatre practice …
Discusses the importance of John McGrath's role in theatre, film and television in the last four decades of the 20th century.
Discusses the importance of John McGrath's role in theatre, film and television in the last four decades of the 20th century.
Discusses the importance of John McGrath's role in theatre, film and television in the last four decades of the 20th century.
"The Theatre du Grand-Guignol in Paris (1897-1962) achieved a legendary reputation as the 'Theatre of Horror', a venue displaying such explicit violence and blood-curdling terror that a resident doctor was employed to treat the numerous spectators who fainted each night. Indeed,…
Since the Theatre du Grand-Guignol closed its doors, the genre has been overlooked by critics and theatre historians. This book reconsiders the importance and influence of the Grand-Guignol within its social, cultural and historical contexts.