Performing the testimonial offers a new critical engagement with verbatim and testimonial theatre that draws on an analysis of a number of international contemporary verbatim and testimonial plays. Moving beyond discourses of the real, the book argues that testimonial theatre engages in acts of truth telling, performing new modes of witnessing. -- .
By:
Amanda Stuart Fisher Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 13mm
ISBN:9781526145741 ISBN 10: 152614574X Series:Theatre: Theory – Practice – Performance Pages: 216 Publication Date:11 August 2020 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Amanda Stuart Fisher is Reader of Contemporary Theatre and Performance at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama -- .