Adaptation in Contemporary Theatre - (Engage) by Frances Babbage (Paperback)

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Why are so many theatre productions adaptations of one kind of another?
About the Author: Frances Babbage is Reader in Theatre and Performance at the University of Sheffield, UK.
280 Pages
Performing Arts, Theater
Series Name: Engage

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Book Synopsis

Why are so many theatre productions adaptations of one kind of another? Why do contemporary practitioners turn so frequently to non-dramatic texts for inspiration? This study explores the fascination of novels, short stories, children's books and autobiographies for theatre makers and examines what 'becomes' of such texts when these are filtered into contemporary practice that includes physical theatre, multimedia performance, puppetry, immersive and site-specific performance, and live art.

Through its prologue and substantial first chapter, Adaptation in Contemporary Theatre sets out a series of fresh critical perspectives on the theory of adaptation in theatre-making. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the various literary sources for adaptation, with each chapter examining the characteristic features, restrictions and potency presented by the source material, before tracing the ways that they are played out in recent performance projects.

About the Author

Frances Babbage is Reader in Theatre and Performance at the University of Sheffield, UK. She has published widely on performance, adaptation and rewriting and is the author of Re-Visioning Myth: Modern and Contemporary Drama by Women (2011) and Augusto Boal (2004).

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .59 Inches (D)

Weight: .72 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 280

Genre: Performing Arts

Sub-Genre: Theater

Series Title: Engage

Publisher: Methuen Drama

Theme: History & Criticism

Format: Paperback

Author: Frances Babbage

Language: English

Street Date: May 30, 2019

TCIN: 1004201239

UPC: 9781472531421

Item Number (DPCI): 247-26-7224

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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