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Witness onstage : documentary theatre in twenty-first-century Russia / Molly Flynn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Flynn, Molly Brigid, author.
- Series:
- Theatre (Manchester, England)
- Theatre
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--Russia (Federation)--History--21st century.
- Theater.
- Theater and state--Russia (Federation)--History--21st century.
- Theater and state.
- Theater--Political aspects--Russia (Federation)--History--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 182 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- 'Witness Onstage' is a detailed study of the remarkable growth of documentary theatre forms in Russian since the early 2000s. It draws on the author's work as a performer, producer, and researcher of documentary theatre both in Russia and internationally to provide new perspective on the mechanics of theatre as a venue for civic engagement.
- Contents:
- Called to the stand : the origins of Russian documentary theatre
- History on trial : performing memory in twenty-first-century Russia
- Evidentiary hearing : the pursuit of justice in Russian documentary theatre
- Material witness : history, belief, and the theatre of enactment
- Burden of proof : new sincerity and the performance of post-Soviet national identities
- A special verdict : theatre and protest in Putin's Russia.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 26, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781526126214
- 1526126214
- 9781526150455
- 152615045X
- 9781526126207
- 1526126206
- OCLC:
- 1127932999
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