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Harold Pinter (Paperback)
Graham Saunders; Series edited by Maggie B. Gale
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R1,138
Discovery Miles 11 380
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An accessible introduction to Harold Pinter's work, covering his
entire career and drawing on his own archives to shed new light on
his methods and processes. Aimed at undergraduate students studying
modern and contemporary drama, playwriting and European drama, in
the UK and North America. The most up to date book on Pinter and
the only one to draw on his personal archives, making it a far more
in-depth and authoritative introduction than anything else
currently available.
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Harold Pinter (Hardcover)
Graham Saunders; Series edited by Maggie B. Gale
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R4,110
Discovery Miles 41 100
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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An accessible introduction to Harold Pinter's work, covering his
entire career and drawing on his own archives to shed new light on
his methods and processes. Aimed at undergraduate students studying
modern and contemporary drama, playwriting and European drama, in
the UK and North America. The most up to date book on Pinter and
the only one to draw on his personal archives, making it a far more
in-depth and authoritative introduction than anything else
currently available.
Don't just see the sights get to know the people. Indonesia,
stretching across three time zones and situated on one of the world
s great maritime trade routes, has a rich and varied culture.
Culture Smart! Indonesia describes the many different cultural
backgrounds that make up this rainbow nation, helping you to better
understand the values that underpin its diverse society. It reveals
how modern Indonesians view themselves and go about their daily
lives, and gives advice on how to navigate unfamiliar situations.
Armed with essential cultural information and tips on effective
communication, readers are better placed to have a more meaningful
and successful experience in this fascinating country. Have a more
meaningful and successful time abroad through a better
understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes,
customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit,
while tips on etiquette and communication will help you navigate
unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.
British theatre of the 1990s witnessed an explosion of new talent
and presented a new sensibility that sent shockwaves through
audiences and critics. What produced this change, the context from
which the work emerged, the main playwrights and plays, and the
influence they had on later work are freshly evaluated in this
important new study in Methuen Drama's Decades of Modern British
Playwriting series. The 1990s volume provides a detailed study by
four scholars of the work of four of the major playwrights who
emerged and had a significant impact on British theatre: Sarah Kane
(by Catherine Rees), Anthony Neilson (Patricia Reid), Mark
Ravenhill (Graham Saunders) and Philip Ridley (Aleks Sierz).
Essential for students of Theatre Studies, the series of six
decadal volumes provides a critical survey and study of the theatre
produced from the 1950s to 2009. Each volume features a critical
analysis of the work of four key playwrights besides other theatre
work, together with an extensive commentary on the period. Readers
will understand the works in their contexts and be presented with
fresh research material and a reassessment from the perspective of
the twenty-first century. This is an authoritative and stimulating
reassessment of British playwriting in the 1990s.
The only full-length study of the Brunei Sultanate from the earliest times to the present. First published in 1994 and a sell-out success, RoutledgeCurzon is pleased to present this new edition, updated to the present. Saunders skilfully elucidates historiographical controversies over important events, persons and developments in Brunei's past which are still important issues in defining Brunei's identity and its political and social systems today. These controversies, over the antecedents of the Sultanate, the date of the conversion to Islam, the reigns of the early sultans, early contacts with Europeans and others, retain their relevance. Newly presented are interpretations of events since 1945 during the transition from protected state to full independence, and thence to the present Malay Islamic Monarchy.
The only full-length study of the Brunei Sultanate from the
earliest times to the present. First published in 1994 and a
sell-out success, RoutledgeCurzon is pleased to present this new
edition, updated to the present. Saunders skilfully elucidates
historiographical controversies over important events, persons and
developments in Brunei's past which are still important issues in
defining Brunei's identity and its political and social systems
today. These controversies, over the antecedents of the Sultanate,
the date of the conversion to Islam, the reigns of the early
sultans, early contacts with Europeans and others, retain their
relevance. Newly presented are interpretations of events since 1945
during the transition from protected state to full independence,
and thence to the present Malay Islamic Monarchy.
From the controversy in 1995 that heralded "Blasted," to her death
in February 1999, Sarah Kane built a reputation as an established
playwright of international stature. This is the first volume of
collected essays by some of the leading scholars in their field,
providing a comprehensive approach to the body of work she produced
in this brief period. Essays included cover the political,
literary, and theatrical identities that have exerted influence on
Kane's work, as well as a discussion and assessment of her
innovative theatrical experiments and the performative issues that
arise from within the plays. "Sarah Kane in Context" examines one
of the most controversial and influential dramatists who emerged
during the "In-Yer Face" generation of British dramatists in the
1990s and provides an essential guide to Kane for students and
scholars alike.
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About Kane (Paperback, Main)
Graham Saunders; Edited by Philip Roberts, Richard Boon
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R308
R259
Discovery Miles 2 590
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In About Kane, Graham Saunders offers an important study of one of
the most controversial and talented playwrights of recent times.
His survey includes a concise biography, in-depth analysis of Sarah
Kane's work, and interviews with Kane and those who helped to put
her work on stage. With Kane's reputation still growing, this book
is an essential guide for the student and theatregoer.
Blasted brought Sarah Kane to the theatre pages of the broadsheets,
the front pages of the tabloids, and to the notice of the nation.
Covers all Kane's major plays and productions, contains hitherto
unpublished material and reviews, and looks at her continuing
influence after her tragic early death. A chapter-by-chapter
analysis looks at each play in detail and the appendices carry
transcripts of interviews with colleagues and leading theatre
practitioners involved with her productions. This book is the first
study of the most significant British dramatist in post-war theatre
and includes unpublished interview material with Sarah Kane
herself. -- .
This series of three volumes provides a groundbreaking study of the
work of many of the most innovative and important British theatre
companies from 1965 to the present. Each volume provides a survey
of the political and cultural context; an extensive survey of the
variety of theatre companies from the period, and detailed case
studies of six of the major companies drawing on the Arts Council
Archives to trace the impact of funding on the work produced.
1965-1979, covers the period often accepted as the 'golden age' of
British Fringe companies, looking at the birth of companies
concerned with touring their work to an ever-expanding circuit of
'alternative' performance venues. Leading academics provide case
studies of six of the most important companies, including: * CAST,
by Bill McDonnell (University of Sheffield, UK) * The People Show,
by Grant Tyler Peterson (Brunel University London, UK) * Portable
Theatre, by Chris Megson (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)
* Pip Simmons Theatre Group, by Kate Dorney (The Victoria and
Albert Museum, UK) * Welfare State International, by Gillian
Whitely (Loughborough University, UK) * 7:84 Theatre Companies, by
David Pattie (University of Chester, UK).
This series of three volumes provides a groundbreaking study of the
work of many of the most innovative and important British theatre
companies from 1965 to the present. Each volume provides a survey
of the political and cultural context; an extensive survey of the
variety of theatre companies from the period, and detailed case
studies of six of the major companies drawing on the Arts Council
Archives to trace the impact of funding on the work produced.
1965-1979, covers the period often accepted as the 'golden age' of
British Fringe companies, looking at the birth of companies
concerned with touring their work to an ever-expanding circuit of
'alternative' performance venues. Leading academics provide case
studies of six of the most important companies, including: * CAST,
by Bill McDonnell (University of Sheffield, UK) * The People Show,
by Grant Tyler Peterson (Brunel University London, UK) * Portable
Theatre, by Chris Megson (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)
* Pip Simmons Theatre Group, by Kate Dorney (The Victoria and
Albert Museum, UK) * Welfare State International, by Gillian
Whitely (Loughborough University, UK) * 7:84 Theatre Companies, by
David Pattie (University of Chester, UK).
This series of three volumes provides a groundbreaking study of the
work of many of the most innovative and important British theatre
companies from 1965 to the present. Each volume provides a survey
of the political and cultural context, an extensive survey of the
variety of theatre companies from the period, and detailed case
studies of six of the major companies. Volume Two, 1980-1994,
covers the period when cuts under Margaret Thatcher's Tory
government changed the landscape for British theatre. Yet it also
saw an expansion of companies that made feminism and gender central
to their work, and the establishment of new black and Asian
companies. Leading academics provide case studies of six of the
most important companies, including: * Monstrous Regiment, by Kate
Dorney (The Victoria & Albert Museum) *Forced Entertainment, by
Sarah Gorman (University of Roehampton, London, UK) * Gay
Sweatshop, by Sara Freeman (University of Puget Sound, USA) * Joint
Stock, by Jaqueline Bolton (University of Lincoln, UK) * Theatre de
Complicite, by Michael Fry * Talawa, by Kene Igweonu (Canterbury
Christ Church University, UK)
This series of three volumes provides a groundbreaking study of the
work of many of the most innovative and important British theatre
companies from 1965 to the present. Each volume provides a survey
of the political and cultural context, an extensive survey of the
variety of theatre companies from the period, and detailed case
studies of six of the major companies. Volume Two, 1980-1994,
covers the period when cuts under Margaret Thatcher's Tory
government changed the landscape for British theatre. Yet it also
saw an expansion of companies that made feminism and gender central
to their work, and the establishment of new black and Asian
companies. Leading academics provide case studies of six of the
most important companies, including: * Monstrous Regiment, by Kate
Dorney (The Victoria & Albert Museum) *Forced Entertainment, by
Sarah Gorman (University of Roehampton, London, UK) * Gay
Sweatshop, by Sara Freeman (University of Puget Sound, USA) * Joint
Stock, by Jaqueline Bolton (University of Lincoln, UK) * Theatre de
Complicite, by Michael Fry * Talawa, by Kene Igweonu (Canterbury
Christ Church University, UK)
This series of three volumes provides a groundbreaking study of the
work of many of the most innovative and important British theatre
companies from 1965 to 2014. Each volume provides a survey of the
political and cultural context, an extensive survey of the variety
of theatre companies from the period, and detailed case studies of
six of the most important companies. Volume Three, 1995-2014,
charts the expansion of the sector in the era of Lottery funding
and traces the resistant influences of earlier movements in the
emergence of new companies and an independent theatre ecology that
seeks to reconfigure the mainstream. Leading academics provide case
studies of six of the most important companies, including: * Mind
the Gap, by Dave Calvert (University of Huddersfield, UK) * Blast
Theory, by Maria Chatzichristodoulou (University of Hull, UK) *
Suspect Culture, by Clare Wallace (Charles University, Prague,
Czech Republic) * Punchdrunk, by Josephine Machon (Middlesex
University, UK) * Kneehigh, by Duska Radosavljevic (University of
Kent, UK) * Stans Cafe, by Marissia Fragkou (Canterbury Christ
Church University, UK)
This series of three volumes provides a groundbreaking study of the
work of many of the most innovative and important British theatre
companies from 1965 to 2014. Each volume provides a survey of the
political and cultural context, an extensive survey of the variety
of theatre companies from the period, and detailed case studies of
six of the most important companies. Volume Three, 1995-2014,
charts the expansion of the sector in the era of Lottery funding
and traces the resistant influences of earlier movements in the
emergence of new companies and an independent theatre ecology that
seeks to reconfigure the mainstream. Leading academics provide case
studies of six of the most important companies, including: * Mind
the Gap, by Dave Calvert (University of Huddersfield, UK) * Blast
Theory, by Maria Chatzichristodoulou (University of Hull, UK) *
Suspect Culture, by Clare Wallace (Charles University, Prague,
Czech Republic) * Punchdrunk, by Josephine Machon (Middlesex
University, UK) * Kneehigh, by Duska Radosavljevic (University of
Kent, UK) * Stan's Cafe, by Marissia Fragkou (Canterbury Christ
Church University, UK)
British theatre of the 1990s witnessed an explosion of new talent
and presented a new sensibility that sent shockwaves through
audiences and critics. What produced this change, the context from
which the work emerged, the main playwrights and plays, and the
influence they had on later work are freshly evaluated in this
important new study in Methuen Drama's Decades of Modern British
Playwriting series. The 1990s volume provides a detailed study by
four scholars of the work of four of the major playwrights who
emerged and had a significant impact on British theatre: Sarah Kane
(by Catherine Rees), Anthony Neilson (Patricia Reid), Mark
Ravenhill (Graham Saunders) and Philip Ridley (Aleks Sierz).
Essential for students of Theatre Studies, the series of six
decadal volumes provides a critical survey and study of the theatre
produced from the 1950s to 2009. Each volume features a critical
analysis of the work of four key playwrights besides other theatre
work, together with an extensive commentary on the period. Readers
will understand the works in their contexts and be presented with
fresh research material and a reassessment from the perspective of
the twenty-first century. This is an authoritative and stimulating
reassessment of British playwriting in the 1990s.
A comprehensive critical introduction to the "Closer", giving
students an overview of the background and context; detailed
analysis of the play's structure, style, characters etc; analysis
of key production issues and choices; overview of the performance
history; and an annotated guide to further reading highlighting key
critical approaches."Closer", emerges as one of the most successful
plays of the 1990s, and one with a continuing afterlife through the
academy award nominated film adaptation in 2004. Although the work
of dramatists such as Sarah Kane and Mark Ravenhill initially
attracted the most critical and academic attention, "Closer" had
long West End and Broadway runs. The play has since gone on to
repeat this success in over 30 other countries.This guide provides
a comprehensive critical introduction to the play, giving students
an overview of the background and context; detailed analysis of the
play's structure, style, characters etc; analysis of key production
issues and choices; overview of the performance history from the
1997 National Theatre premiere to recent productions including the
film version; and an annotated guide to further reading
highlighting key critical approaches. Accessible, informative
critical introductions to modern plays for students in both
Theatre/Performance Studies and English. Offering up-to-date
coverage of a broad range of key plays throughout modern drama, the
guides include accounts of performance history, production
analysis, screen adaptations and summaries of important critical
approaches and debates.
"Closer", emerges as one of the most successful plays of the 1990s,
and one with a continuing afterlife through the academy award
nominated film adaptation in 2004. Although the work of dramatists
such as Sarah Kane and Mark Ravenhill initially attracted the most
critical and academic attention, "Closer" had long West End and
Broadway runs. The play has since gone on to repeat this success in
over 30 other countries.This guide provides a comprehensive
critical introduction to the play, giving students an overview of
the background and context; detailed analysis of the play's
structure, style, characters etc; analysis of key production issues
and choices; overview of the performance history from the 1997
National Theatre premiere to recent productions including the film
version; and an annotated guide to further reading highlighting key
critical approaches.This title provides accessible, informative
critical introductions to modern plays for students in both
Theatre/Performance Studies and English. Offering up-to-date
coverage of a broad range of key plays throughout modern drama, the
guides include accounts of performance history, production
analysis, screen adaptations and summaries of important critical
approaches and debates.
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