Naturalism in Theatre: Its Development and Legacy - Softcover

Pickering, Kenneth; Thompson, Jayne

 
9780230361089: Naturalism in Theatre: Its Development and Legacy
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0230361080 ISBN 13: 9780230361089
Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2013

Synopsis

An accessible survey of the development of naturalism and its effects on modern-day theatre. Taking into account the philosophical, scientific and aesthetic ideas that constituted the movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the book examines why naturalism is still a dominant mode of performance in theatre.

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About the Author

Professor Kenneth Pickering was lead assessor for the Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre. Former Professor of Theatre at Gonzaga University, USA and Chief Examiner for Speech, Drama and Musical Theatre for the London College of Music and Trinity/Guildhall. Consultant to Rock School and Stagecoach Theatre Schools. Author of 13 published and widely performed plays and musicals and of Studying Modern Drama, Key Concepts in Drama and Performance, Drama Improvised, Drama in the Cathedral and co-author of Theatre Studies, Naturalism in Theatre, Choreographing the Stage Musical and two Workbooks for Musical Theatre (with David Henson). He died in 2021.

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Publisher
Red Globe Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0230361080
ISBN 13 
9780230361089
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
248

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