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

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.

Table des matières

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

A propos de l'auteur

Raphael Samuel, Ewan MacColl, Stuart Cosgrove

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stuart Cosgrove, Ewan Maccoll, MacColl Ewan, Raphael Samuel, Raphael Maccoll Samuel, Samuel Raphael
• Collaboration: Stuart Cosgrove (Editeur), Ewan Maccoll (Editeur), MacColl Ewan (Editeur), Raphael Samuel (Editeur), Samuel Raphael (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781138214460
• ISBN: 978-1-138-21446-0
• Pages: 390
• Thèmes: Routledge Revivals: History Workshop Series; Routledge Revivals: History Workshop Series
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature anglaises; USA, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, DRAMA / European / German, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, Theatre Studies, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Performance Art, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights