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Davis Jim Davis
Theatre and Entertainment

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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? In this stimulating book, Jim Davis examines the relationship between theatre and entertainment by assessing audience reception, political theatre and melodrama. He explores definitions of entertainment, arguing that it can be found embedded in all forms of theatre, not just the ‘popular’. Davis concludes with a review of contemporary perspectives on the topic and questions the limits of entertainment in theatrical performance.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 96 ● ISBN 9781137321077 ● Publisher Macmillan Education UK ● Published 2017 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4944839 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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