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Biographical Theatre : Re-Presenting Real People? /

Marilyn Monroe, Vincent van Gogh or the victims of rendition flights - the number and variety of historical and contemporary figures represented on British stages is amazing. This book develops a new theoretical framework for the representation of real life figures on stage and examines different wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Canton, Ursula (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Performing Arts.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Performing arts.
Theater > History.
Theater.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Marilyn Monroe, Vincent van Gogh or the victims of rendition flights - the number and variety of historical and contemporary figures represented on British stages is amazing. This book develops a new theoretical framework for the representation of real life figures on stage and examines different ways in which they can be included in performances.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 209 pages)
ISBN:9780230306875
DOI:10.1057/9780230306875