Modern Theories of Performance

JANE MILLING is Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Drama at the University of Exeter.GRAHAM LEY is Director of taught Postgraduate Studies in the School of Music and Drama at the University of Exeter.

• PrefaceStanislavski's Theoretical SystemProposals for Reform: Appia and CraigThe Popular Front: Meyerhold and CopeauArtaud and the ManifestoGrotowski and Theoretical TrainingBoal's Theoretical HistoryConclusion: From Theoretical Practitioners to Theorized PerformanceNotesIndex.

'This is a 'concentrated critical analysis' of the rhetoric of these writings about performance...Together with the generic frameworks of the theoretical text (dialogue, manifesto, history, and interview), the often problematic (and on occasion contradictory) operation of the dominant metaphors in each theorist's writing is examined...[This book] should not only stimulate 'further interest and enquiry' in the student but also refresh the perceptions of the experienced scholar.' - Paul Lawley, University of Plymouth, MLR 'The conciseness with which the book deals with very specific practitioners makes for a useful introduction to 1st year students, many of whom may not have studied Drama and Theatre Arts academically.' - Bella Martin, University of Birmingham