Character in Modern Drama

In this Open Day taster lecture, Kirsten Shepherd-Barr investigates how the notion of ‘character’ in theatre has changed over time, drawing examples from Beckett, Pinter, Churchill, Kane and Crimp.

Date Published: 28 March 2019

Source:

University of Oxford Podcasts

Contributors: Kirsten Shepherd-Barr

In Collection(s): Introducing modernism, Questioning Genre

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