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Books by Chris Megson






Theatre Censorship in Contemporary Europe
Silence and Protest
通过 Anne Etienne, Chris Megson
Hardcover, 250 页, 发布时间 2024 通过 University Of Exeter Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-80413-051-3, ISBN: 1-80413-051-6






The Good Person Of Szechwan
(Student Editions)
通过 Bertolt Brecht, John Willett, Tom Kuhn, Charlotte Ryland, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens, Kristin Gwyer, Kirstin Gwyer
Paperback, 224 页, 发布时间 2012 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-0007-3, ISBN: 1-4081-0007-X

"'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view...makes an absolutely devastating impact. The play is fuelled by the brilliant perception that everyone requires such a dual or split personality to survive.' Evening Standard Three gods come to earth hoping to discover one really good person. No one can be found until they meet Shen Te, a prostitute with a heart of gold. Rewarded by the gods, she gives up her profession and buys a tabacco shop but fi ..."






Modern British Playwriting
The 1970's: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations (Decades of Modern British Playwriting)
通过 Chris Megson, Richard Boon, Philip Roberts, Paola Botham, Janelle Reinelt
Hardcover, 312 页, 发布时间 2012 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-8132-4, ISBN: 1-4081-8132-0

"Essential for students of Theatre Studies, this series of six decadal volumes provides a critical survey and reassessment of the theatre produced in each decade from the 1950s to the present. Each volume equips readers with an understanding of the context from which work emerged, a detailed overview of the range of theatrical activity and a close study of the work of four of the major playwrights by a team of leading scholars. Chris Meg ..."






Blue/Orange
(Student Editions)
通过 Joe Penhall, Rachel Clements, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens
Paperback, 192 页, 发布时间 2011 通过 Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-4091-8, ISBN: 1-4081-4091-8

"In a London psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to be the son of an African dictator - a story that becomes unnervingly plausible. An incendiary tale of race, madness and a Darwinian power struggle at the heart of a dying National Health Service, Blue/Orange premiered at London's Cottesloe Theatre in April 2000 and transferred to the West End in 2001. Award-winning writer Joe Penhall first rose to prominence in 1994 with h ..."






Copenhagen
(Student Editions)
通过 Michael Frayn, Robert Butler, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens
Paperback, 224 页, 发布时间 2010 通过 Methuen Drama
Student Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-413-77371-5, ISBN: 0-413-77371-X

"For most people, the principles of nuclear physics are not only incomprehensible but inhuman. The popular image of the men who made the bomb is of dispassionate intellects who number-crunched their way towards a weapon whose devastating power they could not even imagine. But in his Tony Award-winning play Copenhagen, Michael Frayn shows us that these men were passionate, philosophical, and all too human, even though one of the three his ..."






Shopping and F***ing(1st Edition)
(Methuen Modern Plays)
通过 Mark Ravenhill, Bloomsbury Publishing Staff, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens
Paperback, 91 页, 发布时间 2009 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-0-413-71240-0, ISBN: 0-413-71240-0

"This ground-breaking drama was Mark Ravenhill's first full-length play and part of a movement in the 1990s of "in your face" British theatre which frankly dealt with issues of sex and violence and pointedly challenged societal values. The play explores how consumerism has become our new value system which reduces everything else to a mere transaction, as shopping malls become the new cathedrals of Western consumerism.The plot follows a ..."






Rotterdam
(Student Editions)
通过 Jon Brittain, Stephen Farrier, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens
Paperback, 160 页, 发布时间 2020 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-350-09518-2, ISBN: 1-350-09518-4

"No, Alice, I don't want to become a man, I just want to stop trying to be a woman.It's New Year in Rotterdam, and Alice has finally plucked up the courage to email her parents and tell them she's gay. But before she can hit send, her girlfriend reveals that he has always identified as a man and now wants to start living as one.Now Alice must face a question she never thought she'd ask . . . does this mean she's straight?A bittersweet co ..."






Pomona
(Student Editions)
通过 Alistair Mcdowall, Dan Rebellato, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens, Matthew Nichols
Paperback, 144 页, 发布时间 2020 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-350-08671-5, ISBN: 1-350-08671-1

"I think I'd sleep a lot easier if I knew none of us would wake up tomorrow.Ollie's sister is missing. Searching Manchester in desperation, she finds all roads lead to Pomona - an abandoned concrete island at the heart of the city.Here at the centre of everything, journeys end and nightmares are born.Pomona premiered in 2014 and has subsequently become a much-produced and widely studied drama text. It is published here as a Student Editi ..."






Wasted
(Student Editions)
通过 Kate Tempest, Katie Beswick, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens, Matthew Nichols
Paperback, 96 页, 发布时间 2020 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-350-09492-5, ISBN: 1-350-09492-7

"Three old friends in their mid-twenties. One remarkable day. For Ted, Danny and Charlotte, it's time to seize control. Make a difference. Change things. This is it.A day trip through the parks and raves and cafes of South London, where life is what you make it. The rapid-fire words of Kate Tempest paint a picture of lives less ordinary in an unforgiving world, soundtracked by an exhilarating score.A play about love, life and losing your ..."






Top Girls(2nd Edition)
(Student Editions)
通过 Caryl Churchill, Sophie Bush, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens
Paperback, 176 页, 发布时间 2018 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-350-02857-9, ISBN: 1-350-02857-6

"Marlene thinks the eighties are going to be stupendous. Her sister Joyce has her doubts. Her daughter Angie is just frightened. Since its premiere in 1982, Top Girls has become a seminal play of the modern theatre. Set during a period of British politics dominated by the presence of the newly elected Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Churchill's play prompts us to question our notions of women's success and solidarity. Its sharp look at ..."






The Methuen Drama Book of Naturalist Plays
A Doll's House; Miss Julie; The Weavers; Mrs Warren's Profession; Three Sisters; Strife (Play Anthologies)
通过 Henrik Ibsen, Gerhart Hauptmann, August Strindberg, George Bernard Shaw, Anton Chekhov, John Galsworthy, Chris Megson, Michael Meyer, Frank Marcus, Michael Frayn, Anton Chekov
Paperback, 480 页, 发布时间 2010 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-2843-5, ISBN: 1-4081-2843-8

"The study of Naturalist theatre remains a staple and often foundational part of the curriculum at all levels of drama education. This anthology of six of the most commonly studied and revived Naturalist plays from the European repertoire offers a unique compendium that will serve as required reading for drama courses and is ideal for theatre practitioners and fans. The selected plays perfectly reflect the formal and geographical diversi ..."






Antigone(1st Edition)
(Methuen Drama Student Editions)
通过 Angie Varakis, Don Taylor, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens, Angie Varakis Sophocles
Paperback, 128 页, 发布时间 2006 通过 Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-0-413-77604-4, ISBN: 0-413-77604-2

"Antigone, defying her uncle Creon's decree that her brother should remain unburied, challenges the morality of man's law overruling the laws of the gods. The clash between her and Creon with its tragic consequences have inspired continual reinterpretation.The plot revolves around King Creon who believes that a traitor in the kingdom does not warrant a proper burial, and Polyneices has died a traitor. However, the traitor's sister, Antig ..."






Accidental Death of an Anarchist(Updated)
(Methuen Drama Modern Plays)
通过 Dario Fo, Joseph Farrell, Simon Nye, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens
Paperback, 176 页, 发布时间 2003 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-0-413-77267-1, ISBN: 0-413-77267-5

"'The quality that makes Fo uniquely powerful ... [is] the ability to wring wild laughter out of insidious corruption' Guardian'Simon Nye's witty translation updates and relocates the play ... suitably close to contemporary England. Fo is that rare thing, a far-left playwright with a popular, comic touch. And his stinging attack upon the black arts of government cover-up, manipulation and mendacity could not be more timely' Evening Stand ..."






Loot(Updated)
(Student Editions)
通过 Joe Orton, Andrew Mayne, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens
Paperback, 144 页, 发布时间 2006 通过 Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-0-413-56760-4, ISBN: 0-413-56760-5

"A black farce masterpiece, "Loot" follows the fortunes of two young thieves, Hal and Dennis. Dennis is a hearse driver for an undertaker. They have robbed the bank next door to the funeral parlour and have returned to Hal's home to hide-out with the loot. Hal's mother has just died and the pair put the money in her coffin, hiding the body elsewhere in the house. With the arrival of Inspector Truscott, the thickened plot turns topsy-turv ..."






Life of Galileo(Updated)
(Methuen Student Editions)
通过 Bertolt Brecht, John Willett, Hugh Rorrison, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens
Paperback, 192 页, 发布时间 1988 通过 Methuen & Co Limited
ISBN-13: 978-0-413-57780-1, ISBN: 0-413-57780-5

"This Student Edition of Brecht's classic dramatisation of the conflict between free enquiry and official ideology features an extensive introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as questions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text. It is the perfect edition for students of theatre and literature Along with Mother Courage, the ..."






Decades of Modern British Playwriting
Modern British Playwriting: The 1970s : Voices, Documents, New Interpretations
通过 Chris Megson
352 页, 发布时间 2014 通过 A&C Black
ISBN-13: 978-1-4081-7789-1, ISBN: 1-4081-7789-7

"Voices, Documents, New Interpretations Chris Megson ... In his article, Birchall argues: 'the post-1968 breakaway movement became absorbed into the theatrical mainstream by state funding, and [. . .] what had begun as a piece of political practice ended up as a job, with the result that cultural workers began to see themselves as “left-wing artists”, rather than as socialists who used artforms for political ends'.49 Birchall's conc ..."






Student Editions Ser.
Road
通过 Jim Cartwright, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens, John Bennett
Paperback, 160 页, 发布时间 2020 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-350-04099-1, ISBN: 1-350-04099-1

"Road was Cartwright's theatrical debut and was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1986. It has since become a seminal text for study and performance."






A Doll's House
(Student Editions)
通过 Henrik Ibsen, Sophie Duncan, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens, Matthew Nichols, Michael Meyer
Paperback, 136 页, 发布时间 2020 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-350-11678-8, ISBN: 1-350-11678-5

"Ibsen's 1879 play shocked its first audiences with its radical insights into the social roles of husband and wife. His portrayal of the caged 'songbird' in his flawed heroine Nora remains one of the most striking dramatic depictions of the late 19th century woman.This revised edition contains introductory commentary and notes by Sophie Duncan, which offer a contemporary lens on the play's gender politics and consider seminal productions ..."






The Caucasian Chalk Circle
(Student Editions)
通过 Bertolt Brecht, Kristopher Imbrigotta, Chris Megson, Jenny Stevens, Matthew Nichols, James Stern, Tania Stern, W. H. Auden
Paperback, 144 页, 发布时间 2020 通过 Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 978-1-350-11336-7, ISBN: 1-350-11336-0

"Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child. Thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother.Written while Brecht was in exile in the United States during the Second World ..."






Get Real
Documentary Theatre Past and Present (Performance Interventions)
通过 Alison Forsyth, Chris Megson, C. Megson
Paperback, 280 页, 发布时间 2011 通过 Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13: 978-0-230-33689-6, ISBN: 0-230-33689-2

"Over the past two decades, theatre practitioners across the West have turned to documentary modes of performance-making to confront new socio-political realities. This has led to an astonishing range of performance styles, ways of working and modes of intervention in varied sites of theatrical production. The essays in this collection place this work in context, exploring historical and contemporary examples of documentary and 'verbatim ..."



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