{"product_id":"9781472580221","title":"Theatre of Real People : Diverse Encounters at Berlin’s Hebbel am Ufer and Beyond","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTheatre of Real People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ulrike Garde, Meg Mumford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheatre of Real People\u003c\/i\u003e offers fresh perspectives on the current fascination with putting people on stage who present aspects of their own lives and who are not usually trained actors. After providing a history of this mode of performance, and theoretical frameworks for its analysis, the book focuses on work developed by seminal practitioners at Berlin's Hebbel am Ufer (HAU) production house. It invites the reader to explore the HAU's innovative approach to Theatre of Real People, authenticity and cultural diversity during the period of Matthias Lilienthal's leadership (2003–12). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGarde and Mumford also elucidate how Theatre of Real People can create and destabilise a \u003ci\u003esense\u003c\/i\u003e of the authentic, and suggest how Authenticity-Effects can present new ways of perceiving diverse and unfamiliar people. Through a detailed analysis of key HAU productions such as Lilienthal's brainchild \u003ci\u003eX-Apartments\u003c\/i\u003e, Mobile Academy's \u003ci\u003eBlackmarket\u003c\/i\u003e, and Rimini Protokoll's \u003ci\u003e100% City\u003c\/i\u003e, the book explores both the artistic agenda of an important European theatre institution, and a crucial aspect of contemporary theatre's social engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“With this book, Garde and Mumford notably advance the study of \u003ci\u003eTheatre of the Real\u003c\/i\u003e and of the performer in documentary theatre … The notion of a skeptical approach to Authenticity-Effects and the impact that this can have on willing audiences is a thrilling step forward in the field and one that can have a wide impact among both scholars and theatre practitioners.” \u003ci\u003e–Theatre Survey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472580221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40647834697934,"sku":"9781472580221","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_58be2be7-2716-421e-a6f5-65f2a22753be.jpg?v=1639188340","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472580221","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}