Theatre and Performance in Small Nations

Arguing that the cultures of small nations offer vital insights into the way people relate to national identity in a globalized world, Theatre and Performance in Small Nations features an array of case studies that examine the relationships between theatre, performance, identity and the nation. These contributions cover a wide range of national contexts, including small 'stateless' nations such as Catalonia, Scotland and Wales; First Nations such as indigenous Australia and the Latino United States; and geographically enormous nations whose relationships to powerful neighbours radically affect their sense of cultural autonomy.

Introduction - Steve BlandfordChapter 1: Location, Location, Location: Plays and Realities: Living Between the Pre-modern and the Postmodern in Irish Theatre - Cathy LeeneyChapter 2: Processes and Interactive Events: Theatre and Scottish Devolution - Ian BrownChapter 3: Theatre and Performance in a Devolved Wales - Steve BlandfordChapter 4: Contemporary Catalan Theatre and Identity: The Haunted Mirrors of Catalan Directors' Shakespeares - Helena BufferyChapter 5: Tales from the Wild East - Goran StefanovskiChapter 6: A National Theatre in New Zealand? Why/Not? - Sharon MazerChapter 7: Between Pride and Shame: A Dialogic Consideration of Honour Bound and Reconciliation! What's the Story? in Pursuit of an Australian National Identity - Rea DennisChapter 8: Under the Radar: Latin@/Hispanic Theatre in North Texas - Teresa MarreroChapter 9: Challenging Racial Categorisation Through Theatre: English-language Theatre in Malaysia - Susan PhilipChapter 10: From Springtime Erotics to Micro-nationalism: Altering Landscapes and Sentiments of the Assamese Bihu dance in North-east India - Aparna Sharma