Theatre has always been subject to a wide range of social,
political, moral, and doctrinal controls, with authorities and
social groups imposing constraints on scripts, venues, staging,
acting, and reception. Focusing on a range of countries and
political regimes, this book examines the many forms that theatre
censorship has taken in the 20th century and continues to take in
the 21st, arguing that it remains a live issue in the contemporary
world. The book re-examines assumptions about prohibition and state
control, and offers a more complex reading of theatre censorship as
a continuum ranging from the unconscious self-censorship built into
social structures and discursive practices, through bureaucratic
regulation or unofficial influence, up to detention and physical
violence. An international team of contributors offers an
illuminating set of case studies informed by both new archival
research and the first-hand experience of playwrights and
directors, covering theatre censorship in areas such as Spain,
Portugal, Brazil, Poland, East Germany, Nepal, Zimbabwe, the USA,
Ireland, and Britain. Focusing on right-wing dictatorships,
post-colonial regimes, communist systems and Western democracies,
the essays analyze methods and discourses of censorship, identify
the multiple agents involved, examine the responses of
theatremakers, and show how each example reveals important features
of its political and cultural contexts. Expanding understanding of
the nature and effects of censorship, this volume affirms the power
of theatre to challenge authorized discourses and makes a timely
contribution to debates about freedom of expression through
performance.
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