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DRAM2001 Modern European Theatre

Later Year Course

Offered By School of Humanities
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject Drama/Theatre Studies
Offered in First Semester, 2010
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

The course consists of a study of the major developments in theatre and theatrical writing in Europe since the middle of the 19th century through the analysis of representative plays by Ibsen, Chekhov, Strindberg, Jarry, Pirandello, Brecht, Lorca, Beckett, and Ionesco in the context of contemporary performance and production techniques.

Indicative Assessment

1,500-2,000 word essay (25%), examination (25%) and workshop contribution and performance (50%).

Workload Three and a half hours per week: one 1-hour lecture, one 1-hour tutorial and one 1.5 hour workshop.
Areas of Interest Drama
Requisite Statement

Any two courses in the Faculty of Arts

Majors/Specialisations Contemporary Europe, Drama, and Theatre Studies
Academic Contact Mr Tony Turner

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