Author: | Jim Davis | ISBN: | 9781137321084 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan | Publication: | July 15, 2016 |
Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
Author: | Jim Davis |
ISBN: | 9781137321084 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Publication: | July 15, 2016 |
Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Language: | English |
What do we mean by entertainment? How does this concept relate to theatre? Should theatre be for pleasure or instruction? Can it not be both? In this stimulating book, Jim Davis examines this relationship, by assessing audience reception, political theatre and melodrama, and ultimately questions the limits of entertainment in theatre.
What do we mean by entertainment? How does this concept relate to theatre? Should theatre be for pleasure or instruction? Can it not be both? In this stimulating book, Jim Davis examines this relationship, by assessing audience reception, political theatre and melodrama, and ultimately questions the limits of entertainment in theatre.