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Informationen zum Autor Clare Chandler is a musical theatre practitioner and researcher. As a lecturer Clare has worked at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Edge Hill University and the University of Wolverhampton. She is currently a senior lecturer in Musical Theatre at the University of Lincoln, UK. Clare’s research interests include the impact of technology on the development of contemporary musical theatre, feminism and musical theatre, and pedagogical practice and performer training. She directed the national premiere of Angry Birds the Musical by Dougal Irvine in 2018. Clare is currently studying for a PhD at Lancaster University. Gus Gowland is an award-winning musical theatre writer (The Stage Debut Award 2018) and is senior lecturer and programme leader for the BA Musical Theatre at the University of Lincoln. Gus has previously worked at Leeds Conservatoire, University Centre Shrewsbury and University of Wolverhampton, where he obtained his PhD in 2020. His research interests include LGBTQ+ representation in musical theatre and contemporary British musical theatre. Gus is currently writing a number of new musicals and preparing his first full length musical Pieces of String for a UK tour. Klappentext The shortest runs can have the longest legacies: for too long, scholarship surrounding British musical theatre has coalesced around the biggest names, ignoring important works that have not had the critical engagement they deserve. Through academic interrogation and industry insight, this unique collection of essays recognizes these works, shining a light on their creative achievements and legacies. With each chapter focusing on a different significant musical, a selection of shows spanning 2010s are analysed and the development and evolution of the genre is explored. Touching on key, hit shows such as SIX, Matilda, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, The Grinning Man and Bend it Like Beckham , each chapter discusses different theatrical elements, from dramaturgy and musicology to reception, and also includes an interview with a practitioner related to each musical, providing in-depth understanding and invaluable practical and industry knowledge. Identifying the intersectionality between industry insight and academic analysis, Contemporary British Musicals: 'Out of the Darkness' challenges the narrative that the British musical is dead : creating a new historiography of the British musical that celebrates the work being created, while providing a manifesto for the future. Vorwort Combining academic analysis with industry insight, this text explores the contemporary British musical over the past decade, creating a deliberately unique style of book which meets the hybrid needs of musical theatre scholars and students. Zusammenfassung Combining academic analysis with industry insight, this text explores the contemporary British musical over the past decade, creating a deliberately unique style of book which meets the hybrid needs of musical theatre scholars and students. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword - Kate MarlaisForeword - Tim SuttonList of ContributorsList of ImagesIntroductionChapter 1 - Bros Abroad: Masculinities in Transition and Homosocial Bonding in Dougal Irvine's Departure Lounge - Broderick ChowDougal Irvine InterviewChapter 2 - 'The Smell of Rebellion' and 'The Stench of Revolt': The Carnivalesque Dramaturgy of Matilda the Musical from Page to Stage - Stephanie LimEllen Kane InterviewChapter 3 - 'Glitching' of gender and temporality in Lift - Jozey GraePerfect Pitch Interview - Andy Barnes, Wendy BarnesChapter 4 - Bend it Like Beckham: The Musical : Embodying British Identities - Kelsey BlairPreeya Kalidas InterviewChapter 5 - Flowers for Mrs Harris : Covid-19, Women's Work, and the Musical's 'some kind of bliss'- Sarah K. WhitfieldRachel Wagstaf...
