Yvonne Albers

Scheiternde Zeugen, Machtlose Wähler: Der Zuschauer Im Zeitgenössischen Libanesischen Theater (Literaturen Im Kontext. Arabisch - Persisch - Turkisch) (German Edition) Yvonne Albers German edition

This study provides new insights into the development of contemporary theatre in Lebanon. Focusing on selected stage works by Rabih Mroue (born 1967) and Hisham Jaber (born 1980), the author presents a thorough analysis which draws on current theoretical approaches. She is thereby able to furnish an illuminating definition of the politics of this theatre: although still concerned with critically reflecting on the civil war and a society fragmented by inner conflict, its real political substance is to be found in its form of representation rather than specific content. Mroue and Jaber challenge the self-reflection and participation of the critical individual by placing the audience at the centre of their attention. By adopting the very same innovative perspective on the audience, the study also succeeds in linking it to recent trends in international theatre. German text.