Ian Ward
The Play of Law in Modern British Theatre
The Play of Law in Modern British Theatre
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The first book to investigate the place of law in modern and contemporary drama. It illustrates the role of contemporary theatre in articulating legal and political issues to a modern audience. It analyses a range of different genres in contemporary drama, including historical, poetic, realist, documentary, and in-yer-face. Each chapter focuses on a particular area of law alongside the work of a particular contemporary playwright, showing how modern playwrights engage with issues such as pornography, murder, terrorism, the function of Parliament, and the role of the monarchy. Theatre, according to David Hare, is our most effective court of justice.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2022
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
The first book to investigate the place of law in modern and contemporary drama
Illustrates the role of contemporary theatre in articulating legal and political issues to a modern audience
Analyses a range of different genres in contemporary drama, including historical, poetic, realist, documentary, and in-yer-face
Each chapter focuses on a particular area of law alongside the work of a particular contemporary playwright
Shows how modern playwrights engage with issues such as pornography, murder, terrorism, the function of Parliament, and the role of the monarchy
Theatre, according to the prominent British playwright David Hare, is our most effective court of justice.
This book assesses the credibility of this arresting claim in the immediate context of contemporary British theatre by investigating the place and purpose of law in a range of modern dramatic settings and writings.
Each chapter focuses on a particular area of law and the work of a particular contemporary playwright, and in doing so illustrates the important role of contemporary theatre in articulating legal and political issues to a modern audience.
Exploring a range of different genres in contemporary drama, including the historical, the poetic, realist, documentary, and in-yer-face, this volume explores the capacity of modern playwrights to engage with issues such as pornography, murder, the contemporary experience of terrorism, the function of Parliament and the role of the monarchy.
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474450157
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