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Adaptation in Contemporary Theatre: Performing Literature (Methuen Drama Engage) by Frances Babbage, Enoch Brater, Mark Taylor-Batty is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.
What is Adaptation in Contemporary Theatre: Performing Literature (Methuen Drama Engage) about?
Why are so many theatre productions adaptations of one kind or 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 literary texts when these are filtered into contemporary practice that includes physical theatre, multimedia performance, puppetry, immersive and site-specific performance and live art. I
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It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Frances Babbage, Enoch Brater, Mark Taylor-Batty
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781472530523
- Category
- performing arts
- Subjects
- Philosophy, History, Drama
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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