Abstract
Martin Crimp has been one of the most prominent playwrights on the British stage since his first appearance. Although his oeuvre consists of absurdist and postdramatic plays, he translated classic texts such as Cyrano De Bergerac, Rhinoceros, The Seagull and The Misanthrope. Fewer Emergencies is a short play that forms part of Crimp's triptych, which also includes Whole Blue Sky and Face to the Wall. In Fewer Emergencies, Crimp creates a theatrical atmosphere that deconstructs the tenets of conventional dramatic theatre. In the playlet the characterisation is reminiscent of his earlier thought-provoking Attempts on Her Life, which had no obvious character attributions. In Fewer Emergencies he makes a similar kind of characterisation. He simply numbers the characters 1, 2, 3. In this way, Crimp creates an inspiring theatrical space. The aim of this study is to uncover the postdramatic theatricality of Crimp's Fewer Emergencies.
References
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Abstract
Martin Crimp has been one of the most prominent playwrights on the British stage since his first appearance. Although his oeuvre consists of absurdist and postdramatic plays, he translated classic texts such as Cyrano De Bergerac, Rhinoceros, The Seagull and The Misanthrope. Fewer Emergencies is a short play that forms part of Crimp's triptych, which also includes Whole Blue Sky and Face to the Wall. In Fewer Emergencies, Crimp creates a theatrical atmosphere that deconstructs the tenets of conventional dramatic theatre. In the playlet the characterisation is reminiscent of his earlier thought-provoking Attempts on Her Life, which had no obvious character attributions. In Fewer Emergencies he makes a similar kind of characterisation. He simply numbers the characters 1, 2, 3. In this way, Crimp creates an inspiring theatrical space. The aim of this study is to uncover the postdramatic theatricality of Crimp's Fewer Emergencies.
References
- Agusti, C.E. (2013). Martin Crimp's Theatre: Collapse as Resistance to Late Capitalist Society, Walter De Gruyter, Berlin.
- Aragay, M. & Escoda, C. (2012). Postdramatism, Ethics, and the Role of Light in Martin Crimp’s Fewer Emergencies. New Theatre Quarterly, 28(2), 133-142.
- Borowski, M. & Sugiera, M. (2013). Political Fictions and Fictionalizations: History as Materia for Postdramatic Theatre edited by Karen Jürs-Munby, Jerome Carroll and Steve Giles. Blomsbury: London.
- Crimp, M. (2015). Martin Crimp: Plays 3. Faber and Faber, London.
- Dromgoole, D. (2001). The Full Room: An A-Z of Contemporary Playwriting. Methuen Drama: London.
- Gobert, R. (2008). Finding a Physical Language: Directing for the Nineties Generation: James Macdonald in coversation with R. Darren Gobert. New Theatre Quarterly,24(2), 141-157. doi:10.1017/S0266464X08000122
- Jürs-Munby, K. (2006). Introduction. Postdramatic Theatre. Abington: Routledge. 1-15.
- Ledger, A. J. (2010). ―Does What? Acting, Directing, and Rehearsing Martin Crimp's Fewer Emergencies. New Theatre Quarterly, 26(02), 121-132.
- Lehmann, H.T. (2006). Postdramatic Theater. Translated by Karen Jürs-Munby, Abington: Routledge.
- Middeke, M., Schnierer, P.P. & Sierz, A. (2011). Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights (Guides to Contemporary Drama). Methuen Drama: London.
- Sierz, A. (2006). NTQ Checklist: Martin Crimp. New Theatre Quarterly, 22.
- Sierz, A. (2005). ‘An Invented Reality: Political drama - Aleks Sierz meets Martin Crimp, a political playwright who doesn't depend on repor,’ <http://www.newstatesman.com/node/151457> Access Date: 17 April 2018.
- Sierz, A. (2013). The Theatre of Martin Crimp, Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. Third Edition.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Social Work (Other) |
| Journal Section | Research Articles |
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| Publication Date | March 25, 2024 |
| Submission Date | October 15, 2023 |
| Acceptance Date | February 10, 2024 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2024 |
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