{"product_id":"mediatized-dramaturgy-9781350031159","title":"Mediatized Dramaturgy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study explores the ways in which playtexts have evolved in relation to the sociocultural and cognitive conditions of a mediatized age, and how they, in form and content, respond to this environment and open up new critical possibilities in text and performance. The study combines theatre and media theory through the innovative concept of mediatized dramaturgy' and offers conceptual reflections on the ways in which a playtext negotiates the new reality of contemporary culture. The book scrutinizes the form of playtexts and works through the exchange between text and performance by exploring contemporary works such as Simon Stephens's \u003ci\u003ePornography\u003c\/i\u003e, Caryl Churchill's \u003ci\u003eLove and Information\u003c\/i\u003e, and David Greig's \u003ci\u003eThe Yes\/No Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, and their selected productions. Offering a pioneering intervention that expands discussions about the mediatization of theatre, and new playwriting, \u003ci\u003eMediatized Dramaturgy\u003c\/i\u003eproposes areas for discussion that appeal to researchers, audiences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIlter offers a compelling argument for understanding new playtexts through the lens of mediatized rather than theatrical dramaturgy. This cogently written intervention into considerations of character, plot, language, and platform is thoughtful, insightful, and astutely observed. \u003ci\u003eMediatized Dramaturgy\u003c\/i\u003e offers the concepts and vocabulary for twenty-first century dramaturgy. * Dr. Bernadette Cochrane, The University of Queensland, Australia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgements    Preface: What can plays do? Introduction: Theatre in a mediatized age: A brief overview   Chapter 1: Theorizing mediatized dramaturgy Chapter 2: Plays of discord: Mediatized thematics and traditional dramatic form Chapter 3: Dramaturgy of Language: Tracing Mediatized Culture in Words Chapter 4: ‘Characterizing’ the Mediatized Subject Chapter 5: New Designs for the Mediatized World: Plot Structure Chapter 6: Mediaturgical Plays: Writing for Theatre through Media Conclusion: Mediatized Dramaturgy and Beyond: Texts in Progress Endnotes Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019624087895,"sku":"9781350031159","price":90.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350031159.jpg?v=1750780819","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mediatized-dramaturgy-9781350031159","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}