Description This book offers a unique account of modern Western theatre, focusing on the ways in which dramatists and theatre-makers have explored historically informed ideas about Death and dying in their work.
It provides an ambitious overview of how Death and dying are treated in modern theatre, covering a time-span of over a hundred years a.
The book re-examines what has hitherto been regarded as a largely unrelated and idiosyncratic set of activities.
Description This book offers a unique account of modern Western theatre, focusing on the ways in which dramatists and theatre-makers have explored historically informed ideas about Death and dying in their work