Barnett, David Julian orcid.org/0000-0003-3129-0816 (2021) ‘Brecht in Practice’: Critical Reflections on Staging Drama Dialectically. Contemporary Theatre Review. pp. 266-85. ISSN 1048-6801
Abstract
This article reflects critically on the AHRC-funded ‘Brecht in Practice: Staging Drama Dialectically’, a practice-as-research project. It draws on material provided by a production of Patrick Marber’s Closer (2016) and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (2017) as a way of setting out a critical method for staging realistic drama. In both cases, Brechtian stagings were able to identify unspoken politics in the plays and bring these out in a way that problematized central themes and characters without seeking to resolve the issues raised for the audience. In the course of the analysis, the arguments move from the commonalities experienced in rehearsing both productions to the specific challenges of each. The article concludes with a critical review of the strategies undertaken, highlighting the potential of such an approach while also understanding its limitations.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
Keywords: | Brecht,arthur miller,patrick marber,Political theatre,dialectical theatre,the crucible,closer |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number AHRC AH/N003047/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 26 Aug 2020 13:40 |
Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2025 00:07 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/10486801.2021.1928653 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/10486801.2021.1928653 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:164802 |