Playwriting in Europe: Mapping Ecosystems and Practices with Fabulamundi (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

This book maps contemporary playwriting and theatre translation practices and ecologies in the European continent. Whether you are a scholar researching contemporary drama and translation, or a theatre practitioner looking for ways to navigate theatrical conventions in other countries, this book is for you. Through questionnaires and one-to-one interviews with key stakeholders, Dr Laera collects qualitative and quantitative data about how each national theatre culture supports living dramatists, what conventions drive the production and translation (or lack thereof) of contemporary plays, and what perceptions are held by gatekeepers, theatre-makers and other cultural operators about the theatre system in which they work. Through country-by-country descriptions and analyses; interviews with playwrights, translators, directors and gatekeepers; a list of key facts and best practices; and a rigorous assessment of its methodologies, this volume is indispensable for those interested in contemporary European theatre practice. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents List of Tables Acknowledgements Preface Part I At Work with Fabulamundi 1 At Work with Fabulamundi 1.1 An Archaeology of European Playwriting 1.2 Playwriting or Dramaturgy? 1.3 The Ethics and Politics of Representation 1.4 Fromaggio or Formaggio? Translating l Sorriso della scimmia by Nalini Vidoolah Mootoosamy 1.5 Bibliography Part II Fabulamundi Workbook 2 Fabulamundi Workbook: A Report on Contemporary Playwriting and Theatre Translation Practices in Europe 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Structure and Research Questions 2.3 Methodology 2.4 Executive Summary 2.5 Austria and Germany 2.6 Czech Republic 2.7 France 2.8 Italy 2.9 Poland 2.10 Romania 2.11 Spain 2.12 United Kingdom 2.13 Conclusion: Best Practices 2.14 Bibliography Part III Conversations 3 For a Common Cultural Space: A Conversation with Lejla Kalamujić and Tanja Šljivar about Playwriting in Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro 4 Representing Nordic Playwrights: A Conversation with Literary Agent Hinriikka Lindqvist about Playwriting in Finland 5 From ‘Fuck Story’ to ‘Whose Story?’: A Conversation with Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson and Sigríður Jónsdóttir about Playwriting in Iceland 6 Cultivating Diversity Through Policy: A Conversation with Jenny Mijnhijmer about Playwriting in the Netherlands 7 We Have to Run Faster: A Conversation with Tiago Rodrigues and Marco Mendonça about Playwriting in Portugal 8 A New Beginning? A Conversation with Mark Levitas about Playwriting in Turkey Index