Acknowledgements Introduction Revisiting Brecht's Dialectical Theatre Rethinking Dialectics via Adorno and Rancir̈e Towards a Post-Brechtian Theatre 1.
'In-Yer-Face' Theatre and the Crisis of Dialectics: Mark Ravenhill's Post-Brechtian Drama in Anti-Dialectical Times
1.1
The Post-Brechtian Parable: Some Explicit Polaroids 1.2
Resisting the Banal Dialectic of (Counter-)Terrorism: Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat 1.3
Conclusion
2.
Reimagining Brecht: David Greig's Theatre of Dissensus
2.1
Appropriating the Imagination in Dunsinane 2.2
Interrupting Empathy: The Events 2.3
Conclusion
3.
Strategic Naivety: The Dialectic of Sincerity in Andy Smith and Tim Crouch's Work
3.1
Post-Brechtian Meta-Theatre: all that is solid melts into air 3.2
The Limits of Sincerity: The Author 3.3
Conclusion
4.
Political Theatre Between Dialectics and Absurdity: Caryl Churchill's Twenty-First-Century Plays
4.1
Dystopian Negativity: Escaped Alone 4.2
Deconstructing the Dialectic: Here We Go 4.3
Conclusion
Conclusion
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