Crisis: The Theatre Responds

This new book by Dr Carol Rocamora (New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts) explores the courageous playwrights of the world who used the stage as a platform to address crises of the 20^th and 21^st centuries. From Bertolt Brecht to present day playwrights, Carol Rocamora discusses how theatre has addressed crises from World War II to the present, including war, apartheid, communism, authoritarianism, racism, immigrant and refugee issues, environmental peril, and the pandemic.

Author: Carol Rocamora
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Salamander Street Ltd.
Published: 05/30/2023
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781914228810
Language: English