THE THEATRIFICATION OF FACTS – Remarks on the Literalness of the Verbatim Theater Cover Image

Teatralizując fakty. uwagi o (do)słowności teatru verbatim i teatru politycznego
THE THEATRIFICATION OF FACTS – Remarks on the Literalness of the Verbatim Theater

Author(s): Michał Lachman
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Instytut im. Jerzego Grotowskiego
Keywords: British Theatre; Verbatim; Tricycle

Summary/Abstract: The author describes one of the most interesting groups in the tradition of British documentary theater: Tricycle. This theater has been working for years with reporters, and the plays they stage use exclusively authentic materials collected through conversations, interviews, and archival research. The group's performances are both educational and interventional. An asset of Tricycle is their ability to show facts taken from the life of an average Londoner in the context of world conflicts and ethnic clashes. They knowledgeably provoke discussion as well, revealing the facade of theoretically objective facts.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 113
  • Page Range: 125-132
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish