Joan Littlewood's Theatre

ISBN-13: 9780521119603 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 334 str.

Nadine Holdsworth

Opis

This 2011 book investigates Joan Littlewood's theatre productions and her community-based projects and activism, drawing upon extensive primary archival material.

Recenzje

'Highly readable, richly documented and enlightening, addressing all aspects of Littlewood's career and thus providing new insights into the development of her work.' Cercles

Spis treści

1. A peculiar history: life, love and theatre; 2. The war game: politics, ethics and representation; 3. Controversial classics: resisting cultural authority; 4. Poetic realism: representing working-class communities; 5. Popular theatrical communities: outsiders, misfits and miscreants; 6. Cultural democracy and spatial encounters: the Fun Palace project; 7. Spaces to play/playing with spaces: young people, play and citizenship.