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Classic-ing on the Australian mainstream stage

The place and phenomenon of classic in Australian mainstream theatre 1995-2016

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

AvSusan McClements Wyss

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This book evaluates classic drama as an active creation. Close consideration of staging and casting, theatre historical perspectives, and interviews with key artists, expands the concept of classic as a dimension of theatrical and not only of dramatic reception.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-02-03
Mått155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt553 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSzene & Horizont. Theaterwissenschaftliche Studien
Antal sidor210
FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN9783662681749

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Susan McClements Wyss currently works in Switzerland as a writer, translator, and teacher. She completed her PhD in 2023 at the University of Cologne, Germany and Flinders University, South Australia. Susan moved to Switzerland in 2003, where she completed her MA in Theatre Studies at the University of Bern and worked in various independent arts projects. Before this move, Susan had a long career in Melbourne, Australia as an artistic director, actor, and theatre maker, in marketing and sponsorship development and in public arts funding.

Acknowledgements.- Introduction: The Concept of the Classic.- The Classic, Postcolonial Resonance and Australia.- Australian Postcolonial Classic: Shakespeare’s Role-.- An Actor as Classic-er.- An Unearthed Classic: The Golden Age-.- An Instant Classic: The Secret River-. Conclusion: The Practice of Classic-ing-.- Afterword: Performing Classic in Australia from 1788 to 1994-.- Appendix: Production Histories