An accessible survey of the development of naturalism and its effects on modern-day theatre. Taking into account the philosophical, scientific and aesthetic ideas that constituted the movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the book examines why naturalism is still a dominant mode of performance in theatre.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Timeline
PART I: INTRODUCING NATURALISM
Initial Definitions
Manifestos
PART II: NATURALISM IN ITS CONTEXT
The European Scene
The Search for Truth
PART III: PLAYS, PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES
Meiningen - A prelude to Naturalism
André Antoine and The Théātre Libre
Otto Brahm and the Freie Bühne
Moscow Art Theatre
PART IV: THE LEGACY
The Immediate Legacy
The Royal Court Again
Verbatim Theatre
Bibliography
Index.
