Bond, Edward
The Hidden Plot: Notes on Theatre and the State
- ISBN 13:
- 9780413725509
- author:
- Bond, Edward
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Methuen Drama
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.6 x 1.8 cm
- Genre:
- Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
A collection of passionate and polemical essays from Britain's most challenging dramatist, exploring drama's role in understanding the human world. Edward Bond examines the hidden workings of drama behind the state, religion, family, crime, and war, revealing a radical new theatre for the future. Bond critiques the present state of theatre, arguing against its trivialisation as entertainment by the media. As a leading theoretician of drama and internationally recognised playwright, he offers a revolutionary understanding of theatre's meaning and practice. This latest account from Bond is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of drama in shaping our world.
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