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BILL MCDONNELL
Position:
Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance
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COURSE OUTLINE
‘In the late 1960s a number of quite startling changes occurred in British theatre, changes which for the
first time challenged the very basis of theatrical organisation, and heralded the beginning of the most
consistently exciting decade of drama of the entire century’. John Bull
The course will cover the emergence and development of
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Political Theatre ; Feminist Theatre ; Gay and Lesbian Theatre ; Black British and Asian
British Theatre ; Avant garde and Experimental Theatre ; and Community Theatre
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We will study their histories, theatre philosophies, practices and key texts and
productions. The alternative theatre movement raised critical and important questions
about the relationship between art and politics, form and ideology, imagination and
political activism. These questions will underpin the course.
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ASSESSMENT
How is the module assessed?
 Performance Presentation – a group mark worth 60% of the overall module
grade
 A Research Essay – an individual mark worth 40 % of the overall module
grade
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TEACHING FORMAT
Practical workshop sessions in
the theatre workshop,
exploring representative texts
and companies.
Tutor and student-led
presentations on chosen
themes, drawing, where
relevant, on documentary
sources and films of
performances.
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OTHER INFORMATION
Core Text
British Theatre Companies, 1965 – 1979, edited by John Bull (London: Routledge, 2017)
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Course Tutor:
[email protected]
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