{"product_id":"the-methuen-drama-anthology-of-testimonial-plays-bystander-9-11-big-head-the-fence-come-out-eli-the-travels-on-the-record-seven-pajarito-nuevo-paperback","title":"The Methuen Drama Anthology of Testimonial Plays: Bystander 9\/11; Big Head; The Fence; Come Out Eli; The Travels; On the Record; Seven; Pajarito Nuevo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Etchells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlecky Blythe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMeron Langsner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis diverse anthology features eight contemporary plays founded in testimonies from across the world. Showcasing challenging and provocative works of theatre, the collection also provides a clear insight into the workings of the genre through author interviews, introductions from the companies and performance images which illustrate the process of creating each piece.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBystander 9\/11 by \u003cb\u003eMeron Langsner\u003c\/b\u003e is an impressionistic but wholly authentic response to the catastrophe as it unfolded and in the days following. \u003ci\u003eBig Head\u003c\/i\u003e by \u003cb\u003eDenise Uyehara\u003c\/b\u003e is an interrogation of current perceptions of \"the enemy now\" as seen through the lens of Japanese American internment during World War II. \u003cb\u003eUrban Theatre Projects\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Fence\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of love, belonging and healing. It is a tender work that looks at the adult lives of five family and friends who spent their childhoods in orphanages, institutions and foster homes in Australia. \u003ci\u003eCome Out Eli\u003c\/i\u003e: Christmas 2002 in Hackney, London, saw the longest siege in British history. Using interviews collected at the time and further material gathered in the aftermath, \u003cb\u003eAlecky Blythe\u003c\/b\u003e's play explores the impact of the siege on the lives of individuals and the community.\u003ci\u003eThe Travels\u003c\/i\u003e: members of \u003cb\u003eForced Entertainment\u003c\/b\u003e undertook a series of journeys during one summer, each travelling alone to locations in the UK to complete tasks determined only partially in advance. This began a mapping process and the creation of a landscape of ideas, narratives and bad dreams.\u003ci\u003eOn the Record\u003c\/i\u003e by \u003cb\u003eChristine Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNoah Birksted-Breen\u003c\/b\u003e circumnavigates the globe to bring true stories from six independent journalists, all linked by their determination to shed light on the truth.Created by \u003cb\u003ePaula Cizmar\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCatherine Filloux\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGail Kriegel\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCarol K. Mack\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRuth Margraff\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAnna Deavere Smith\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSusan Yankowitz\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeven \u003c\/i\u003eis based on personal interviews with seven women who have triumphed over huge obstacles to catalyse major changes in human rights in their home countries of Russia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, Guatemala and Cambodia.\u003ci\u003ePajarito Nuevo la Lleva: The Sounds of the Coup \u003c\/i\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaría José Contreras Lorenzini\u003c\/b\u003e focuses upon sense memories of witnesses who were children at the time of the 1974 military coup in Chile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Alison Forsyth is a Lecturer in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Aberystwyth University, UK. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eGadamer, History and The Classics: Fugard, Berkoff, Marowitz and Harrison Rewrite the Theatre \u003c\/i\u003e(Lang,2002) and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eGet Real: Documentary Theatre Past and Present \u003c\/i\u003e(Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808929841440,"sku":"9781408176528","price":49.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/438034235033ed3069b2b0de60c84720.webp?v=1780963627","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-methuen-drama-anthology-of-testimonial-plays-bystander-9-11-big-head-the-fence-come-out-eli-the-travels-on-the-record-seven-pajarito-nuevo-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}