Murder on the stage: ethical process in writing theatre based on real events

This thesis is the result of my creative practice-led research into the ethical issues of writing theatre about real events. It is a play and an exegesis that elucidates the theories and processes behind its creation. I argue that the choice to create theatre about real events raises ethical respons...

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Main Author: Rice, Kathryn Isabel
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1460
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description This thesis is the result of my creative practice-led research into the ethical issues of writing theatre about real events. It is a play and an exegesis that elucidates the theories and processes behind its creation. I argue that the choice to create theatre about real events raises ethical responsibilities that can be addressed by interrogating the writer’s position and the meanings she chooses to make in relation to existing power hierarchies and injustice.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-14602017-02-20T06:37:17Z Murder on the stage: ethical process in writing theatre based on real events Rice, Kathryn Isabel This thesis is the result of my creative practice-led research into the ethical issues of writing theatre about real events. It is a play and an exegesis that elucidates the theories and processes behind its creation. I argue that the choice to create theatre about real events raises ethical responsibilities that can be addressed by interrogating the writer’s position and the meanings she chooses to make in relation to existing power hierarchies and injustice. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1460 en Curtin University fulltext
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Murder on the stage: ethical process in writing theatre based on real events
title Murder on the stage: ethical process in writing theatre based on real events
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title_short Murder on the stage: ethical process in writing theatre based on real events
title_sort murder on the stage: ethical process in writing theatre based on real events
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1460