Bibliography

Out of Silence

Svich, C. (2012) Out of Silence: Censorship in Theatre & Performance Roskilde: Eyecorner Press

Censorship: A World Encyclopedia

Jones, D. (2001) Censorship: A World Encyclopedia Oxford: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers

Articles

Ravenhill, M. (2008) Don't bash Brecht, Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2008/may/26/dontbashbrecht (Accessed 05/12/2018)

Nathan, J. (2010) Censorship in the theatre, Available at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-features/7572604/Censorship-in-the-theatre.html (Accessed 26/11/2018)

Royal Court Theatre. (2018) Saved by Edward Bond, Available at: https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/saved/#info (Accessed 19/12/2018)

Brecht on Theatre

Brecht, B. (1978) Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic London: Methuen Publishing Limited

Meyerhold on Theatre

Meyerhold, V. (1991) Meyerhold on Theatre London: Methuen Drama

Politics, Prudery and Perversions


De Jongh, N. (2000) Politics, Prudery and Perversion: The Censoring of the English Stage, 1901-1968 London: Methuen Publishing Limited

Saved

Bond, E. (2000) Saved London: Methuen Publishing Limited

YouTube

EuroArtsChannel. (2014) ACTING FOR FREEDOM - The Battle of Belarus Free Theatre Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHwFuXRLECE (Accessed 07/01/2019)

On Freedom: Powerful polemics by supporters of Belarus Free Theatre

Dawnay, F. (2015) On Freedom: Powerful polemics by supporters of Belarus Free Theatre London: Oberon Books

Behzti (Dishonour)

Bhatti, G K. (2012) Behzti (Dishonour) London: Oberon Books

Quotes

Out of Silence

• "From classic times onward theatre has been in almost every era the target of those who wished to silence it, fearing that it would lead its audiences to consider the possibility of other truths than those supported by the groups in power." p27.

Articles

• "Before the Nazis came to power, Hitler's brownshirts were disrupting performances of Brecht and Weill's 1930 opera Mahagonny, claiming that it brought the contamination of black and Jewish musical influences into the German opera house. Brecht dedicated the next 15 years of his writing - plays, film scripts, poetry - to the anti-fascist cause." - https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2008/may/26/dontbashbrecht

Censorship: A World Encyclopedia

• "In 1923, when Adolf Hitler and General Erich von Ludendorff were planning a putsch against the Weimar Republic, they placed Brecht fifth on their list of those to be executed if the putsch succeeded: it did not." - p290

Brecht on Theatre

• "For us young people the theatre had one serious flaw. Neither its highly developed stage technique nor its dramaturgy permitted us to present on the stage the great themes of our times; as for example, the building up of a mammoth industry, the conflict of classes, war, the fight against disease, and so on." - p77
• “it has a purpose of ‘teaching’ of the spectator a certain quite practical attitude; we have to make it possible for him to take a critical attitude while he is in the theatre.” -p78
• "The rapid decline of artistic methods under the Nazi's seems to have taken place almost unnoticed." - p209

Sources

• Meyerhold on Theatre
• Brecht on Theatre
• Out of Silence: Censorship in Theatre & Performance
• https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2008/may/26/dontbashbrecht
• Censorship: A World Encyclopedia
• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-features/7572604/Censorship-in-the-theatre.html

Question

With reference to recognised practitioners, themes, movements, or a body of work, write an essay that focusses on major developments in your specialist practice (LO1). Include reference to significant influences and legacy (LO2). It is important to discuss the wider social, historical and cultural contexts. (LO3).