Theatre and adaptation
Subtitle: return, rewrite, repeat
By: edited by Margherita Laera
Series: Methuen drama; Methuen drama
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781472533166; 9781408184721
Subjects: Drama; Theater; Stage adaptations
Description: Contemporary theatrical productions as diverse in form as experimental performance, new writing, West End drama, musicals and live art demonstrate a recurring fascination with adapting existing works by other artists, writers, filmmakers and stage practitioners. Featuring seventeen interviews with internationally-renowned theatre and performance artists, Theatre and Adaptation provides an exceptionally rich study of the variety of work developed in recent years. First-hand accounts illuminate a diverse range of approaches to stage adaptation, ranging from playwriting to directing, Javanese puppetry to British children's theatre, and feminist performance to Japanese Noh.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.