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Character in Modern Drama

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Faculty of English - Introductions
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Kirsten Shepherd-Barr investigates 'character' in Modern Drama
In this Open Day taster lecture, Kirsten Shepherd-Barr investigates how the notion of ‘character’ in theatre has changed over time, drawing examples from Beckett, Pinter, Churchill, Kane and Crimp.

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Faculty of English - Introductions
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Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
Keywords
drama
character
Samuel Beckett
Harold Pinter
Caryl Churchill
Sarah Kane
Martin Crimp
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 07/03/2019
Duration: 00:28:20

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