Theatre & entertainment / Jim Davis.
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TextSeries: Theatre&Publisher: London : Macmillan Education, 2016Description: viii, 88 pages ; 18 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781137321060 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Theater | Theater and society | Amusements | Recreation | Performing Arts | Performing ArtsDDC classification: 792 Summary: What do we mean by entertainment? How does this concept relate to theatre? Should theatre be for pleasure or instruction? Can it not be both? Jim Davis examines this relationship, by assessing audience reception, political theatre and melodrama, and ultimately questioning the limits of entertainment in theatre.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
What do we mean by entertainment? How does this concept relate to theatre? Should theatre be for pleasure or instruction? Can it not be both? Jim Davis examines this relationship, by assessing audience reception, political theatre and melodrama, and ultimately questioning the limits of entertainment in theatre.
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