{"product_id":"the-art-gallery-on-stage-new-vistas-on-contemporary-british-playwriting-paperback","title":"The Art Gallery on Stage: New Vistas on Contemporary British Playwriting - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMariacristina Cavecchi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Taylor-Batty\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEnoch Brater\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the AIA (Associazione Italiana di Anglistica) Book Prize 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Art Gallery on Stage \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eis the first book to consider the representation of the art gallery on the contemporary British stage and to discuss how playwrights have begun to regard it as inspiration, location, focus or theme in an ever-more intense game of cross-fertilization.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The study analyzes the impact on dramatic form and theatrical presentation of what has been a paradigmatic shift in the way art galleries and museums display their collections and how these are perceived, establishing a hitherto unexplored connection between modes of exhibiting and modes of representation. It traces a trajectory from plays that were initially performed in traditional theatres in accordance with a naturalistic play structure to plays that favour of a radical reconfiguration of visual representation. Indeed, since the beginning of the new millennium, playwrights and theatre-makers have increasingly experimented with new dramatic forms and site-specific venues, while forging collaborations with art makers and curators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book focuses on plays from the 1980s onwards, such as Howard Barker's \u003ci\u003eScenes from an Execution\u003c\/i\u003e, Nick Dear's \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Success\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Bennett's \u003ci\u003eA Question of Attribution, \u003c\/i\u003eTimberlake Wertenbaker's \u003ci\u003eThree Birds Alighting on a Field \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Line\u003c\/i\u003e, David Edgar's \u003ci\u003ePentecost\u003c\/i\u003e, Martin Crimp's \u003ci\u003eAttempt on Her Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Rebecca Lenkiewicz's \u003ci\u003eShoreditch Madonna\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Painter\u003c\/i\u003e, David Leddy's \u003ci\u003eLong Live the Little Knife\u003c\/i\u003e, and Tim Crouch's \u003ci\u003eMy Arm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Oak Tree\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEngland, \u003c\/i\u003e and considers the vital contribution to the field made by set designers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ultimately, through this study, we come to understand how modern drama can offer a set of interpretative tools to enhance our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the social construction of art and, furthermore, the potential of theatre and the gallery space to question our fundamental cultural assumptions and values.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariacristina Cavecchi\u003c\/b\u003e teaches on courses on contemporary British theatre, the history of British theatre, and Shakespeare at the University of Milan, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42423775559760,"sku":"9781350330733","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/ZXiyzTe8WF9781350330733.webp?v=1779756696","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-gallery-on-stage-new-vistas-on-contemporary-british-playwriting-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}