Theatricality, Playtexts and Society

This Element proposes a novel way of defining, understanding, and approaching theatricality. It argues that four foundational, material processes of theatre-making manifest themselves in all playtexts in both overt and covert forms. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

List of contents

An Introduction to Theatricality; 1. Actors play roles; 2. Actors speak the words of others; 3. Actors are given instructions by others; 4. Actors perform to live audiences; 5. Conclusion; References.

Product details

• Authors: David Barnett, David (University of York) Barnett
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2024
• EAN: 9781009506298
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0950629-8
• No. of pages: 82
• Series: Elements in Contemporary Performance Texts
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, ART / Performance, Theatre Studies, Performance Art, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights