Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the German Theatre [Hardcover]

David Barnett helps to unlock the much discussed theatricality of Fassbinder's films by showing its many concrete sources.The first study of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's work in the theatre, as a playwright and as a director, this book details the origins of theatrical style in his films. David Barnett uses extensive and untapped archival material as well as a series of in-depth interviews with Fassbinder's main theatre associates to provide insights into Fassbinder's plays, his dramaturgies and staging practice. Readers are also introduced to the cultural history of the West German theatre in the late 1960s and early 1970s.The first study of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's work in the theatre, as a playwright and as a director, this book details the origins of theatrical style in his films. David Barnett uses extensive and untapped archival material as well as a series of in-depth interviews with Fassbinder's main theatre associates to provide insights into Fassbinder's plays, his dramaturgies and staging practice. Readers are also introduced to the cultural history of the West German theatre in the late 1960s and early 1970s.Using extensive and untapped archival material as well as a series of in-depth interviews with Fassbinder's main theatre associates, this book offers commentary on and insights into Fassbinder's plays, his dramaturgies and staging practice. David Barnett helps to unlock the much-discussed theatricality of Fassbinder's films by showing its many concrete sources. As the first study of Fassbinder's work in the theatre, as a playwright and director, this book presents full contextualization of his work within the upheavals of its times. Readers are introduced to the cultural history of the West German theatre in the late 1960s and early 1970s.List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The roots of the antiteater; 2. 1969 and all that; 3. Beyond Bavaria; 4. The big time; 5. Post Frankfurt, post mortem; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index. BarnettlҦ