Contemporary Gothic Drama
Attraction, Consummation and Consumption on the Modern British Stage
Published on 10. December 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIX, 266 pages
978-1-349-95931-0 (ISBN)
Description
This ground-breaking volume is the first of its kind to examine the extraordinary prevalence and appeal of the Gothic in contemporary British theatre and performance. Chapters range from considerations of the Gothic in musical theatre and literary adaptation, to explorations of the Gothic's power to haunt contemporary playwriting, macabre tourism and site-specific performance. By taking familiar Gothic motifs, such as the Gothic body, the monster and Gothic theatricality, and bringing them to a new contemporary stage, this collection provides a fresh and comprehensive take on a popular genre. Whilst the focus of the collection falls upon Gothic drama, the contents of the book will embrace an interdisciplinary appeal to scholars and students in the fields of theatre studies, literature studies, tourism studies, adaptation studies, cultural studies, and history.
Reviews / Votes
"A timely and much needed contribution to the fields of Gothic and performance studies. This is a significant attempt to understand the many rich examples of Gothic drama in contemporary culture." (Ian Conrich, University of Vienna, Austria)More details
Series
Edition
Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2018 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5 farbige Abbildungen
XIX, 266 p. 5 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-95931-0 (9781349959310)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-349-95359-2
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Kelly Jones | Benjamin Poore | Robert Dean
Contemporary Gothic Drama
Attraction, Consummation and Consumption on the Modern British Stage
Book
07/2018
Palgrave Macmillan
€128.39
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Persons
Dr Kelly Jones is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Lincoln, UK
Dr Benjamin Poore is Lecturer in Theatre at the University of York, UK
Dr Robert Dean is Lecturer in Drama at the University of Lincoln, UK
Dr Benjamin Poore is Lecturer in Theatre at the University of York, UK
Dr Robert Dean is Lecturer in Drama at the University of Lincoln, UK
Content
1. Introduction: Gothic theatricality/the theatrical Gothic.- Part I. Attractions.- 2. The Call of the Cthonic: from
Titus Andronicus
to
X
, David Ian Rabey.- 3. Death, Decay and Domesticity: The Corpse as Pivotal Stage Presence in Howard Barker's
Dead Hands,
Lara Kipp.- 4. Martin McDonagh's
The Pillowman
and the Postmodern Gothic, Catherine Rees.- Part II. Consummation.- 5. Staging Angela Carter, Frances Babbage.- 6. Little Monsters: Gothic Children and Contemporary Theatrical Performance, Kelly Jones.- 7. Uncanny Audio: The Place and Use of Sound in Gothic Performance, Richard J. Hand.- 8. The
"Phan"-dom of the Opera
: Gothic Fan Cultures and Intertextual Otherness, Adam Rush.- Part III. Consumption.- 9. 'I hate this job': Guiding Ripper Tours in the East End, Emma McEvoy.- 10. 'The Outcast Dead': Performance, Memory and Sites of Mourning at Cross Bones Graveyard, Clare Nally.- 11. Playing in the Dark: Possession and Performance, Robert Dean.- 12. Staging the Séance: The Spirit Medium and the Gothic in Modern Theatre, Benjamin Poore.- 13. Coda: Writing the Ghost: An interview with playwright Michael Punter, Benjamin Poore.