THE CURRENT STATE OF SOUTH-WEST RURAL REPRESENTATION IN CONTEMPORARY THEATRE.

  • Ryan Wilce

    Student thesis: ResM

    Abstract

    The following thesis will present the current state of South-West rural representation in contemporary theatre and explore who has the right to tell rural communities stories. Using rural proofing as a base framework will present a new framework for theatre makers to inform and influence their creative representations of South-West rural life. To understand the current state of representation and create the framework to improve this, I will be using formalist, actantial and script analysis of select plays, practitioners and theatre companies representing rural life in their work. Equally, my work as a theatre maker will be analysed as I present ways in which artists could improve South-West rural representation.
    Date of Award2023
    Original languageEnglish
    Awarding Institution
    • University of Plymouth
    SupervisorAlex Cahill (Director of Studies (First Supervisor)) & John Matthews (Other Supervisor)

    Keywords

    • Rural
    • representation
    • South-West
    • Stereotypes
    • Co-creation
    • reputation
    • community
    • rural proofing
    • text analysis.

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