Critical Theory: theatre and post-structuralism

Exposé Arts & média Arts

Date de publication :

22/01/2007

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Anglais

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6 pages

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The contradictions in the language
The structure of the pieces, constantly altered and played with

Résumé :

post-structuralism derives from philosophy , ' a discipline which has always tended to emphasise the difficulty of achieving secure knowledge about things' (Barry;1995:63) .Philosophical writing, although following the structure thesis, anti-thesis then a synthesis of both, always comes back to the question, never achieving a single answer, a single truth, and opening the conflict even more.
Elaine Aston (1997: pg.un) has expressed that because of 'her experimental approach to dramatic and theatrical form, Churchill's theatre is not just a question of politics, but a politics of style'. In Blue Heart, which presents two short plays, one featuring the relationship between a father and daughter and the other between mother and son, form and content are constantly interrogated through a deconstruction of the concepts of plot, language and structure.
In Heart's Desire, where a couple awaits their daughter's return from Australia, the action is set back and altered. In Blue Kettle, a middle-aged man looks for his biological mother and as the action evolves, the words 'blue' and 'kettle' appear in the dialogue. Common to both pieces however is the questioning of the unity in the text and structure. This is why we can explore the contradictions that are exposed both in the language and structure of Blue Heart.