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Author Lacey, Stephen, 1952-

Title British realist theatre : the new wave in its context 1956-1965 / Stephen Lacey
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1995

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Description ix, 206 pages ; 23 cm
Contents 1. Representing Contemporary Britain: Anger, Affluence and Hegemony -- 2. Institutions and Audiences -- 3. Realism, Class and Culture -- 4. 'Beyond Naturalism Pure': Realism, Naturalism and the New Wave -- 5. Redefining Realism -- 6. The Two New Waves: Realism in Theatre and Film -- In Conclusion: The 1960s - New Definitions of 'What Britain is Like'
Summary The period of 1956-1965 was a defining moment in post-war British theatre history, in which new possibilities arose for a contemporary and engaged drama. Drawing on a range of sources, Stephen Lacey argues that the new theatre should be seen in relation to other developments in post-war culture and politics, including social science, the novel and cinema. The new theatre was regarded as a realist theatre, dramatising the social experience of a working-class under threat from the new prosperity. However, despite the currency of the term, 'realism' in the period is imperfectly understood and often crudely applied. Arguing that realism is both a tradition of representation and a critical prespective, Lacey examines the connection between particular plays and productions, and the assumptions about theatrical form and oppositional politics that shaped the way that this theatre was valued by its contemporaries
Analysis Great Britain
Theatre History
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-201) and index
Subject English drama -- 20th ceftury -- History and criticism
English drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Realism in literature.
Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
LC no. 94044677
ISBN 0415077826
0415123119 (PB)