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Verbatim, Verbatim: Contemporary Documentary Theatre
Contributor(s): Hammond, Will (Editor), Steward, Dan (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1840026979     ISBN-13: 9781840026979
Publisher: Oberon Books
OUR PRICE: $23.05  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: September 2008
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Annotation: Verbatim plays are constructed by the playwright from precise words spoken by people interviewed about a particular event or topic. They lend the play an authority that shifts the theater from mere entertainment to a form of reportage, politicizing the audience. Contributors include David Hare, Max Staff ord-Clark, Alecky Blythe, Nicolas Kent, Richard Norton-Taylor, and Robin Soans.
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BISAC Categories:
- Drama | Anthologies (multiple Authors)
Dewey: 822.914
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (0.55 lbs) 192 pages
Features: Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Five specially commissioned discussions of verbatim theatre - in the words of the people who make it.

'What a verbatim play does is flash your research nakedly. It's like cooking a meal but the meat is left raw.' - Max Stafford-Clark

Plays which use people's actual words as the basis for their dramaare not a new phenomenon. But from the stages of national theatres to fringe venues and universities everywhere, 'verbatim' theatre, as it has come to be known, is currently enjoying unprecedented attention and success. It has also attracted high-profile criticism and impassioned debate. In these wide-ranging essays and interviews, six leading dramatists describe their varying approaches to verbatim, examine the strengths and weaknesses of its techniques and explore the reasons for its current popularity. They discuss frankly the unique opportunities and ethical dilemmas that arise when portraying real people on stage, and consider some of the criticisms levelled at this controversial documentary form.

'The intention is always to arrive at the truth.' - Nicolas Kent
 
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