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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

Raphael Samuel, Ewan MacColl, Stuart Cosgrove

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stuart Cosgrove, Ewan Maccoll, MacColl Ewan, Raphael Samuel, Raphael Maccoll Samuel, Samuel Raphael
• Con la collaborazione di: Stuart Cosgrove (Editore), Ewan Maccoll (Editore), MacColl Ewan (Editore), Raphael Samuel (Editore), Samuel Raphael (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781138214460
• ISBN: 978-1-138-21446-0
• Pagine: 390
• Serie: Routledge Revivals: History Workshop Series; Routledge Revivals: History Workshop Series
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; 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