A guide to the anatomy of drama. It examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning. It starts with the building blocks of whole plays - plot, character creation, genre and structure - and moves on to scenes and devices.
David Edgar Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)
26. Februar 1948
David Edgar ist ein englischer Dramatiker, dessen Werk tief in einer Familientradition des Theaters verwurzelt ist. Schon in jungen Jahren zeigte er ein tiefes Interesse am Schreiben von Theaterstücken und an der Welt des Theaters. Seine Stücke setzen sich oft mit aktuellen gesellschaftlichen und politischen Fragen auseinander und erforschen diese mit einem scharfen Verständnis der menschlichen Natur. Edgars dramatischen Stil zeichnet sich durch seine intellektuelle Tiefe aus und seine Fähigkeit, das Publikum in die komplexen Fragen unserer Zeit einzubeziehen.
The Shape of the Table
- 94 Seiten
- 4 Lesestunden
1989. An Eastern Bloc government on the brink of collapse. As the old regime retreats, former political prisoners join banned writers around the negotiating table... The Shape of the Table is part of David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy of plays, which also includes Pentecost and The Prisoner's Dilemma. Witty and informative, this play is both an intensely topical account of what actually went on in the corridors of power and a timeless analysis of revolution in action. In particular the play explores not only the challenge of seizing power, but also the difficulty of relinquishing it. The Shape of the Table was first performed at the National Theatre, London, in 1990.
Plays: One
- 416 Seiten
- 15 Lesestunden
This volume contains the best of David Edgar's work from the seventies