Reverberations across Small-Scale British Theatre

Politics, Aesthetics and Forms

Edited by Patrick Duggan, Victor I. Ukaegbu

Publication date:

15 February 2014

Publisher

Intellect Books

Dimensions:

229x178mm
7x9"

ISBN-13: 9781783202973

Between 1960 and 2010, a new generation of British avant-garde theatre companies, directors, designers and performers emerged. Some of these companies and individuals have endured to become part of theatre history while others have disappeared from the scene, mutated into new forms, or become part of the establishment. Reverberations across Small-Scale British Theatre at long last puts these small-scale British theatre companies and personalities in the scholarly spotlight. By questioning what 'Britishness' meant in relation to the small-scale work of these practitioners, contributors articulate how it is reflected in the goals, manifestos and aesthetics of these companies.

Setting the Scene: Introducing Reverberations – Patrick Duggan and Victor Ukaegbu

Chapter 1: Foco Novo: The Icarus of British Small-Scale Touring Theatre – Graham Saunders

Chapter 2: Insider Knowledge: The Evolution of Belfast’s Tinderbox Theatre Company – David Grant

Chapter 3: Volcano: A Post-Punk Physical Theatre – Gareth Somers

Chapter 4: Tiata Fahodzi: Second-Generation Africans in British Theatre – Ekua Ekumah

Chapter 5: Keeping It Together: Talawa Theatre Company, Britishness, Aesthetics of Scale and Mainstreaming the Black-British Experience – Kene Igweonu

Chapter 6: Agitation and Entertainment: Rod Dixon and Red Ladder Theatre – Tony Gardner

Chapter 7: Intercultural to Cross-Cultural Theatre: Tara Arts and the Development of British Asian Theatre – Victor Ukaegbu

Chapter 8: Kind Acts: Lone Twin Theatre – Eirini Kartsaki

Chapter 9: Political Theatre ‘without Finger-Wagging’: On the Paper Birds and Integrative Aesthetics – Patrick Duggan

Chapter 10: ‘Angels and Modern Myth’: Grid Iron and the New Scottish Theatre – Trish Reid

Chapter 11: Acts of Poiesis: salamanda tandem – Mick Wallis and Isabel Jones

Coda – Franc Chamberlain

'This rich, fascinating text will hopefully inspire debate within the academy, and provide valuable insight into a wide range of companies as Britishness reaches a crossroads.'