A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age

A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age explores theatre and performance in their social and material contexts from the late 19th century to the early 2000s, highlighting key developments and trends that exemplify and trouble the term 'modern' and the identity of modernist theatre and performance.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 296 pages
Publication date: 13 January 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Modernity is a term used to describe the social, cultural, economic, and technical sophistication of a particular thing, distinguishing it from what has come before. A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age offers an interdisciplinary exploration of theatre and performance within their social and material contexts, spanning from the late 19th century to the early 2000s. It highlights significant developments and trends that exemplify and challenge the various meanings of the term "modern" and the identity of modernist theatre and performance. The book is extensively illustrated with 40 images and comprises ten chapters, each focusing on a distinct theme: institutional frameworks, social functions, sexuality and gender, the environment of theatre, circulation, interpretations, communities of production, repertoire and genres, technologies of performance, and knowledge transmission.

Weight: 566g
Dimension: 170 x 244 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350277779