Contemporary Australian Playwriting Re-Visioning the Nation on the Mainstage

At a politically turbulent time when national identity is fractured, this book examines the ways in which Australia's leading playwrights have interrogated, problematised and tried to make sense of the nation.

Info autore

Chris Hay is Professor of Drama at Flinders University in South Australia. He is an Australian theatre and cultural historian, whose research analyses subsidised theatre for what it can reveal about national identities and anxieties. He previously held appointments at the University of Queensland, and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).
Stephen Carleton is Associate Professor of Drama at the University of Queensland. His plays have won the Patrick White Playwrights Award and the Griffin Award for Best New Australian Play. He teaches and researches Australian drama, Gothic drama, playwriting, and theatre historiography.

Riassunto

At a politically turbulent time when national identity is fractured, this book examines the ways in which Australia’s leading playwrights have interrogated, problematised and tried to make sense of the nation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Chris Hay, Stephen Carleton, Chris (Flinders University Hay, Hay Chris, Carleton Stephen
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 22.11.2022
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Guide e manuali > Diritto, professione, finanze > Formazione, professione, carriera
• EAN: 9781032008639
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3200863-9
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Categorie: Australia, DRAMA / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, DRAMA / Australian & Oceanian, Theatre Studies, Writing & editing guides, Writing and editing guides, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, postcolonial theatre, dramaturgy analysis, queer representation stage, regional theatre studies, identity politics performance, contemporary national identity discourse, intersectional playwrights