{"product_id":"theatre-matters-performance-and-culture-on-the-world-stage-paperback-9780521634434","title":"Theatre Matters; Performance and Culture on the World Stage (Paperback) 9780521634434","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheatre Matters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePerformance and Culture on the World Stage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book focuses on how theatre can make and has made positive political and social interventions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Boon (Edited by), Jane Plastow (Edited by), Wole Soyinka (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521634434, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 10 December 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTheatre, in a variety of forms and contexts, can make, and indeed has made, positive political and social interventions in a range of developing cultures across the world. In this book a distinguished team of theatre historians and dramatists explores how theatre has a dynamic and often difficult relationship with societies and states, arguing positively that theatrical activity can make a difference. The collection begins with a foreword by Wole Soyinka and, through the volume, specially chosen plays, projects and movements are examined, embracing a variety of theatrical forms from conventional text to on-site developmental work. The communities addressed range from the national to the local, from middle-class elites to the economically dispossessed in countries such as Brazil and Argentina, Nigeria, Eritrea and South Africa, and India and the Caribbean countries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword: a letter from Kingston Wole Soyinka\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Jane Plastow\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'The Revolution as Muse': drama as surreptitious insurrection in a post-colonial, military state Femi Osofisan\u003cbr\u003e 3. Making theatre for a change: two plays of the Eritrean liberation struggle Jane Plastow and Solomon Tsehaye\u003cbr\u003e 4. Race matters in South African theatre Ian Steadman\u003cbr\u003e 5. Dreams of violence: moving beyond colonialism in Canadian and Caribbean drama Christopher Innes\u003cbr\u003e 6. The French-speaking Caribbean: journeying from the native land Carole-Anne Upton\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Binglishing' the stage: a generation of Asian theatre in England Jatinder Verma\u003cbr\u003e 8. Popular theatre for the building of social awareness: the Indian experience Jacob Srampickal and Richard Boon\u003cbr\u003e 9. The promise of performance: True Love\/Real Love Paul Heritage\u003cbr\u003e 10. Making America or making revolution: the theatre of Ricardo Halac in Argentina George Woodyard.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005668774168,"sku":"9780521634434","price":39.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521634434i_8dd44bd5-b29d-4cc5-ae79-98e6914ef028.jpg?v=1691379364","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theatre-matters-performance-and-culture-on-the-world-stage-paperback-9780521634434","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}