O teatro estadunidense nos palcos de Londres
Tennessee Williams no Royal Court Theatre
Palavras-chave:
Teatro inglês, Teatro norte-americano, Teatro subsidiado, George Devine, Teatro moderno britânico, English theatre, North American theatre, Subsidised theatre, Modern British drama.Resumo
Este artigo busca dar notícia aos estudiosos e interessados em teatro estadunidense sobre a presença de peças de autores dos Estados Unidos no palco do Royal Court Theatre de Londres, um dos nascedouros do teatro moderno britânico e de importância reconhecida internacionalmente, sobretudo em revelar novos autores. Em foco estará a montagem de peças de Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), um dos dramaturgos encenados dentre o seleto grupo de estadunidenses cuja obra foi levada à cena no lendário teatro. O caráter historiográfico deste texto será entremeado com breves análises da relação entre o conteúdo e forma das peças de Tennessee que possivelmente suscitaram interesse dos diretores artísticos do Royal Court e possibilitaram um relevante intercâmbio entre o teatro estadunidense e o teatro moderno britânico no período pós-guerra.
Abstract
This article aims at promoting knowledge to experts and researchers interested in American theatre of the presence of plays from the United States at the internationally recognized Royal Court Theatre in London, one of the birthplaces of modern British drama, especially for revealing new authors. It focuses on plays by Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), one of the playwrights staged among the distinct group of American playwrights whose work was taken to the stage of the legendary theatre. The historiographic character of this text will be intertwined with brief analyses of the relation between content and form of Tennessee’s plays which possibly attracted the attention of the artistic directors of the Royal Court and made possible a relevant exchange between the American and the modern British theatre in the post-war period.
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