{"product_id":"verbatim-verbatim-contemporary-documentary-theatre-9781840026979","title":"Verbatim, Verbatim: Contemporary Documentary Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive specially commissioned discussions of verbatim theatre - in the words of the people who make it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'What a verbatim play does is flash your research nakedly. It's like cooking a meal but the meat is left raw.' - Max Stafford-Clark \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlays which use people's actual words as the basis for their dramaare not a new phenomenon. But from the stages of national theatres to fringe venues and universities everywhere, 'verbatim' theatre, as it has come to be known, is currently enjoying unprecedented attention and success. It has also attracted high-profile criticism and impassioned debate. In these wide-ranging essays and interviews, six leading dramatists describe their varying approaches to verbatim, examine the strengths and weaknesses of its techniques and explore the reasons for its current popularity. They discuss frankly the unique opportunities and ethical dilemmas that arise when portraying real people on stage, and consider some of the criticisms levelled at this controversial documentary form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The intention is always to arrive at the truth.' - Nicolas Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Will Hammond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781840026979","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42826555162761,"sku":"9781840026979","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_7cbfe835-96b7-407d-9c9c-72de4c9a9653.jpg?v=1721707992","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/verbatim-verbatim-contemporary-documentary-theatre-9781840026979","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}