Drawing on material from previously secret archives, this study explores how theatre was censored in the GDR from 1961 to 1989. By examining a range of case studies, from banned stagings to those that met with official approval, the book reveals the shifting patterns of cooperation and conflict that shaped thespace for theatrical experimentation. INDICE: List of illustrations; List of abbreviations; Administrative map of the GDR; 1: Introduction; Part I: Theatre censorship in East Berlin; 2: Contemporary drama in the 1960s: a contested space; 3: The Prague Spring: allegories and allusions; 4: Heine, Kleist, and Büchner in the 1970s; Part II: Theatre censorship in the regions; 5: Political patchwork? Regional experiences oftheatre censorship; 6: Schwerin and Anklam in the early 1980s: cooperation and conflict; 7: Dresden and Bautzen in the late 1980s: performing perestroika; 8: Conclusion; References; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958963-0
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 28/10/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés