| Description |
xi, 86 pages ; 18 cm |
| Series |
Theatre& |
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Theatre&.
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| Contents |
1. Difficulties of definition -- Models and frames -- The road less travelled -- Suspicion, frustration and contempt -- Potent orthodoxies -- Playing with the audience |
| Summary |
"Focusing on European and North American theatre and its audiences in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, this book explores belief in theatre's potential to influence, impact and transform. Illustrated by examples of performance which have sought to generate active audience involvement - from Brecht's epic theatre to the Blue Man Group - it seeks to unsettle any simple equation between audience participation and empowerment."--cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-84) and index |
| Subject |
Drama -- History and criticism.
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Theater and society.
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Theater audiences -- Psychology.
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Theater audiences.
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| LC no. |
2009279462 |
| ISBN |
0230210287 (paperback) |
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9780230210288 (paperback) |
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