Brecht and Post-1990s British Drama : Dialectical Theatre Today (Paperback)

Acknowledgements Introduction Revisiting Brecht's Dialectical Theatre Rethinking Dialectics via Adorno and Ranciere Towards a Post-Brechtian Theatre 1. 'In-Yer-Face' Theatre and the Crisis of Dialectics: Mark Ravenhill's Post-Brechtian Drama in Anti-Dialectical Times 1.1 The Post-Brechtian Parable: Some Explicit Polaroids 1.2 Resisting the Banal Dialectic of (Counter-)Terrorism: Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat 1.3 Conclusion 2. Reimagining Brecht: David Greig's Theatre of Dissensus 2.1 Appropriating the Imagination in Dunsinane 2.2 Interrupting Empathy: The Events 2.3 Conclusion 3. Strategic Naivety: The Dialectic of Sincerity in Andy Smith and Tim Crouch's Work 3.1 Post-Brechtian Meta-Theatre: all that is solid melts into air 3.2 The Limits of Sincerity: The Author 3.3 Conclusion 4. Political Theatre Between Dialectics and Absurdity: Caryl Churchill's Twenty-First-Century Plays 4.1 Dystopian Negativity: Escaped Alone 4.2 Deconstructing the Dialectic: Here We Go 4.3 Conclusion Conclusion Bibliography