Theatre and Scotland

In this cutting-edge text, Trish Reid offers a concise overview of the shifting roles of theatre and theatricality in Scottish culture. She asks important questions about the relationship between Scottish theatre, history and identity, and celebrates the recent emergence of a generation of internationally successful Scottish playwrights.

Auteur

TRISH REID is Deputy Head of the School of Performance and Screen Studies at Kingston University, UK.

Contenu

Series Editors' PrefaceForeword by Anthony Neilson
Introduction: Histories and Myths
Performing Scottishness
Practices: Popular and Political
Engagements: National and International
Identities: Fixed and Fluid
Conclusion
Further Reading
Acknowledgements.