The course deals with the forming of a theatrical ma
p
and canon within a social and cultural context. We will discuss the contributive factors and
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rocesses involved in the emergence of both theatrical ma
p
and canon. The course will focus on the test case of
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ost-war British theatre. We will discuss innovative theatrical directions manifested in the
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olicies of theatre com
p
anies founded and working in the 1950s and 1960s, and examine a number of
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lays of major dramatists in the context of the changes taking
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lace at the time in the cultural/theatrical arena in
Britain
.