Witness Onstage

Documentary Theatre in Twenty-First-Century Russia

Molly Flynn

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Manchester University Press
22 October 2019

Theatre: individual actors & directors; Theatre direction & production

Series: Theatre: Theory – Practice – Performance

As the Kremlin's crackdown on freedom of expression continues to tighten, Russian playwrights and directors are using documentary theatre to create space for the public discussion of injustice in the civic sphere and its connections to the country's twentieth-century past. Witness Onstage traces the history of documentary theatre's rapid growth in twenty-first century Russia and situates the form within the socio-political setting of the Putin years. It argues that through the practice of performing documents, Russian theatre artists are creating a new type of cultural and historical archive that challenges the dominance of state-sponsored media and invites individuals to participate in a collective renegotiation of cultural narratives. -- .

By: Molly Flynn
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 13mm
ISBN: 9781526126191
ISBN 10: 1526126192
Series: Theatre: Theory – Practice – Performance
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 22 October 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Molly Flynn is a Lecturer in Theatre and Performance at Birkbeck University of London

Reviews for Witness Onstage: Documentary Theatre in Twenty-First-Century Russia

'This book analyzes twenty-first century Russian theater in conjunction with Teatr.doc and related stage productions. Molly Flynn offers a close-up perspective as a translator, performer, and producer, and in her own creative work demonstrates the different roles performed on stage by documents.' The Russian Review -- .