{"product_id":"routledge-revivals-theatres-of-the-left-1880-1935-1985-workers-theatre-movements-in-britain-and-america-9781138214378","title":"Routledge Revivals: Theatres of the Left 1880-1935 (1985): Workers' Theatre Movements in Britain and America","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Raphael Samuel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - German\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1985, this book examines how workers theatre movements intended their performances to be activist -- perceiving art as a weapon of struggle and enlightenment -- and an emancipatory act. An introductory study relates left-wing theatre groupings to the cultural narratives of contemporary British socialism. The progress of the Workers' Theatre Movement (1928-1935) is traced from simple realism to the most brilliant phase of its Russian and German development alongside which the parallel movements in the United States are also examined. A number of crucial texts are reprints as well as stage notes and glimpses of the dramaturgical controversies which accompanied them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45237674147991,"sku":"9781138214378","price":12867.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138214378.webp?v=1769217256","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/routledge-revivals-theatres-of-the-left-1880-1935-1985-workers-theatre-movements-in-britain-and-america-9781138214378","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}