In-yer-face theatre : British drama today /

The most controversial and newsworthy plays of British theatre are a rash of rude, vicious and provocative pieces by a brat pack of twentysomethings whose debuts startled critics and audiences with their heady mix of sex, violence and street-poetry. In-Yer-Face Theatre is the first book to study thi...

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Hovedforfatter: Sierz, Aleks (Author)
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: London : Faber and Faber, 2014.
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Summary:The most controversial and newsworthy plays of British theatre are a rash of rude, vicious and provocative pieces by a brat pack of twentysomethings whose debuts startled critics and audiences with their heady mix of sex, violence and street-poetry. In-Yer-Face Theatre is the first book to study this exciting outburst of creative self-expression by what in other contexts has been called Generation X, or Thatcher's Children, the 'yoof' who grew up during the last Conservative Government. The book argues that, for example, Trainspotting, Blasted, Mojo and Shopping and F**king are much more tha.
Emne beskrivelse:Previously issued in print: 2001.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 online resource
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0571318495
9780571318490