The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Theatre [Hardcover]

The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Theatretells the story of drama and performance in Scotland from the earliest medieval traces of folk plays and royal ceremonies right up to the challenges of the present post-pandemic moment in the professional theatre.The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Theatretells the story of drama and performing in Scotland from the earliest traces of folk plays, performances, and royal ceremonies in the medieval period right up to the challenges of the present post-pandemic moment in the professional theatre. It brings together distinguished scholars, theatre professionals, critics and reviewers to share their experiences of studying and in some cases producing the most significant landmarks of Scottish stage history, discussing pivotal plays and productions (Lyndsay'sAne Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis, Ramsay'sThe Gentle Shepherd, Home'sDouglas, adaptations ofRob Royand the 'National Drama', Lamont Stewart'sMen Should Weep, Lochhead'sMary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Cut Off), writers (including Joanna Baillie, J.M Barrie, James Bridie, John McGrath, and the writers of the radical post-Millenium generation), and companies (including The Scottish National Players, The Glasgow Citizens, 7:84, Wildcat, Communicado, and the National Theatre of Scotland) alongside incisive accounts of the cultural contexts (from the Reformation to the Thatcher government and beyond) that produced and challenged them.Separate chapters explore Scots language and Gaelic drama; the popular theatrical forms of the travelling 'geggies', music hall, variety, and pantomime; theatre for young audiences; radio and television drama; the significant roles of the director and the theatre critic and reviewer in shaping Scottish theatre; and the Scottish stage's long history of dialogue with performance traditions in England, Ireland, and Continental Europe. Contributors describe the often-fierce struggles that led l#‰