Get Real: Documentary Theatre Past and Present

Book Overview

Over the past two decades, theatre practitioners across the West have turned to documentary modes of performance-making to confront new socio-political realities. The essays in this book place this work in context, exploring historical and contemporary examples of documentary and 'verbatim' theatre, and applying a range of critical perspectives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349306681
• ISBN13: 9781349306688
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"