Routledge Revivals: Theatres of the Left 1880-1935 (1985) - Workers'' Theatre Movements in Britain and America

Informationen zum Autor Raphael Samuel, Ewan MacColl, Stuart Cosgrove Zusammenfassung First published in 1985, this book examines how workers theatre movements intended their performances to be activist — perceiving art as a weapon of struggle and enlightenment — and an emancipatory act. An introductory study relates left-wing theatre groupings to the cultural narratives of contemporary British socialism. The progress of the Workers’ Theatre Movement (1928-1935) is traced from simple realism to the most brilliant phase of its Russian and German development alongside which the parallel movements in the United States are also examined. A number of crucial texts are reprints as well as stage notes and glimpses of the dramaturgical controversies which accompanied them. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: theatre and politics; Part 1 Theatre and socialism in Britain (1880-1935) Part 2 The Workers’ Theatre Movement (1926-1935) Part 3 The Yiddish-speaking WTM Part 4 The debate on naturalism Part 5 Proletkult: a view from the Plebs League Part 6 Some origins of Theatre Workshop Part 7 The political stage in the United States; Index

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• Authors: Stuart Cosgrove, Ewan Maccoll, MacColl Ewan, Raphael Samuel, Raphael Maccoll Samuel, Samuel Raphael
• Assisted by: Stuart Cosgrove (Editor), Ewan Maccoll (Editor), MacColl Ewan (Editor), Raphael Samuel (Editor), Samuel Raphael (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138214378
• ISBN: 978-1-138-21437-8
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Routledge Revivals: History Workshop Series; Routledge Revivals: History Workshop Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; History, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, DRAMA / European / German, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Political activism, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Theatre Studies, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Literature: history and criticism, Plays, Playscripts, Theatre: technical and background skills, Theatre direction and production, Political activism / Political engagement