Classic-ing on the Australian mainstream stage: The place and phenomenon of classic in Australian mainstream theatre 1995-2016

ISBN-13: 9783662681749 / Angielski

Susan McClements Wyss

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.- Introduction: The Concept of the Classic.- The Classic, Postcolonial Resonance and Australia.-  Australian Postcolonial Classic: Shakespeare’s Role-.- An Actor as Classic-er.-  An Unearthed Classic: The Golden Age-.- An Instant Classic: The Secret River-. Conclusion: The Practice of Classic-ing-.- Afterword: Performing Classic in Australia from 1788 to 1994-.- Appendix: Production Histories

O autorze

Susan McClements Wyss currently works in Switzerland as a writer, translator, and teacher. She completed her PhD in 2023 at the University of Cologne, Germany and Flinders University, South Australia. Susan moved to Switzerland in 2003, where she completed her MA in Theatre Studies at the University of Bern and worked in various independent arts projects. Before this move, Susan had a long career in Melbourne, Australia as an artistic director, actor, and theatre maker, in marketing and sponsorship development and in public arts funding.

Blurb

What makes a classic in Australia? This book evaluates Australian mainstream classic drama as an action – to classic. This complex practice animates program choice, casting and staging, audience reception and critical response. It involves a sensation of classic, a socio-cultural phenomenon that can be tracked through the analysis of theatre productions. Six productions over four case studies, archival research and interviews with key artists elucidate the classic-ing practice. These classic performances are resonant with postcolonial associations, and act as reflection of the settler condition.