2008 marks 40 years of Red Ladder Theatre Company. In 1968, a large
number of agit prop theatre companies mushroomed in Britain. The
Agit Prop Street Players who later renamed themselves as Red Ladder
was one. With time other theatre companies surrendered to and
became part of theatre history. Not so Red Ladder. It has survived
and it is now time for a reassessment. Is agit prop theatre dead or
alive? How does such theatrical practice contribute to
society/community? These are only some of the questions the book
explores. It looks back at all the anger that led to the emergence
of Red Ladder and how it surged ahead as a leading youth theatre
company in a multicultural Britain of today. An analysis of the
plays of Red Ladder, of their techniques of performance and
production, an in-depth study of the changing artistic and other
policies of the Company are some of the features of this book. The
book's distinctiveness lies in the textual analysis of the plays
and the investigative nature of the research undertaken. To anyone
interested in theatre history, past and presently in the making,
whether as a practitioner or for purely academic purposes, this
book will be insightful.
General
Imprint: |
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
September 2008 |
First published: |
September 2008 |
Authors: |
Swati Pal
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-639-07839-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Theatre, drama >
General
|
LSN: |
3-639-07839-X |
Barcode: |
9783639078398 |
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