TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Looking at the Wider World’
T2 - Global Engagement, Political Activism and Polemical Storytelling in Watchlist, Prima Facie and Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America
AU - Vickery-Howe, Alex
AU - Campbell, Lisa Harper
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - This article focuses on Watchlist, a new play written by Alex Vickery-Howe, placing it in a context of contemporary Australian political writing for the stage which sees playwrights, such as Stephen Sewell and Suzie Miller, adopt an international outlook in order to tell stories of activism. By creating nuanced characters and engaging with the popular, these playwrights are inspiring activism in their audiences in engaging and challenging ways, arguing that what is deemed off-limits should not be left off-stage.
AB - This article focuses on Watchlist, a new play written by Alex Vickery-Howe, placing it in a context of contemporary Australian political writing for the stage which sees playwrights, such as Stephen Sewell and Suzie Miller, adopt an international outlook in order to tell stories of activism. By creating nuanced characters and engaging with the popular, these playwrights are inspiring activism in their audiences in engaging and challenging ways, arguing that what is deemed off-limits should not be left off-stage.
KW - Theatre and Performance
KW - Australian theatre
KW - Alex Vickery-Howe
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188218833&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0307883323000354
DO - 10.1017/S0307883323000354
M3 - Article
SN - 0307-8833
VL - 49
SP - 25
EP - 49
JO - Theatre Research International
JF - Theatre Research International
IS - 1
ER -