{"product_id":"new-performance-new-writing-9781137467669","title":"New Performance\/New Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Freeman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Palgrave\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Theater - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary theatre is going through a period of unparalleled excitement and challenge. Terms like 'postmodern' and 'postdramatic' have their own contested and defended histories, while notions of truth in verbatim theatre are open to serious critical challenge. Theatre writing can result in no words being spoken and nothing appearing on the page, and productions are stretching the boundaries of space, place and context like never before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revised and significantly expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eNew Performance\/New Writing\u003c\/i\u003e explores immersive and solo theatre, autoethnography, applied drama, performance writing, plot, story, narrative and devising. It presents an invaluable response to questions that arise from new theatre, prompting active reading that enhances classroom and workshop learning, and improves productivity in rehearsal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter explores a key aspect of theatre study, while an extensive timeline of theatre events gives a broad overview of its evolution. Case studies on practitioners as diverse as Kneehigh, Punchdrunk, Mark Ravenhill and Forced Entertainment are scattered throughout the book, along with detailed suggestions for workshops, which encourage readers to test some of the book's ideas in practice.","brand":"Palgrave","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45085442506903,"sku":"9781137467669","price":12062.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781137467669.webp?v=1767142825","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/new-performance-new-writing-9781137467669","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}