Routledge Revivals: Theatres of the Left 1880-1935 (1985) - Workers' Theatre Movements in Britain and America (Paperback)

First published in 1985, this book examines how workers theatre movements intended their performances to be activist - perceiving art as a weapon of struggle and enlightenment - and an emancipatory act. An introductory study relates left-wing theatre groupings to the cultural narratives of contemporary British socialism. The progress of the Workers' Theatre Movement (1928-1935) is traced from simple realism to the most brilliant phase of its Russian and German development alongside which the parallel movements in the United States are also examined. A number of crucial texts are reprints as well as stage notes and glimpses of the dramaturgical controversies which accompanied them.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Revivals: History Workshop Series
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	1985
Editors:	Raphael Samuel • Ewan MacColl • Stuart Cosgrove
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	390
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-21446-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > Performance art
LSN:	1-138-21446-9
Barcode:	9781138214460

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