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Theatre and Law

By Alan Read
Hart Publishing November 2015

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ISBN-13
9781137469557
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Publication
November 2015
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Actors and lawyers since the time of Plato have always played roles, but what difference does it make that theatre and law share performance.

Critical and comprehensive, Theatre and Law offers an illuminating interrogation of the complex relations between legal process and theatrical performance.

In outlining ten key principles of performance within law and analysing legal practices and judgements, Alan Read establishes how law is both inscribed within features of everyday life and human identity and an essentially performative mode of practice.

Conversely, by drawing on internationally celebrated theatre productions, canonical theatrical works such as The Caucasian Chalk Circle and the work of contemporary artists including Carey Young and ShiberHur, Read shows how theatre interacts with crucial issues and consequences of law. Actors might have long mimicked advocates, but what if lawyers have always been influenced by performance artists?

Table of Contents

Part I. Within the Law: Ten Rules of Engagement
Part II. Before the Law: The Life and Death of Homo Juridicus
Part III. Beyond the Law: Extraordinary Rendition Further Reading
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