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Contemporary British climate change plays
Holá, Kateřina ; JOBERTOVÁ, Daniela (advisor) ; KYSELOVÁ, Eva (referee)
This master thesis deals with one of the current trends in contemporary British drama – the so-called „climate change plays“.
In the first part of this thesis my aim is to briefly introduce the history and context of climate change debate from the 1970s to the present day and explain how environmental problems started to arise in different art spheres, above all in Anglophone literature. In the second part the focus is on the climate change plays that emerged in English speaking countries in the past 15 years. The core of this thesis are analyses of four plays premiered in major London theatres between 2009 – 2011: The Contingency Plan by Steve Waters, The Heretic by Richard Bean, Mike Bartlett’s Earthquakes in London and Lungs by Duncan Macmillan. The main objective of these analyses is their approach towards climate change science and their shared ideologies, motives and themes.
The last chapter attempts to evaluate this social phenomenon and to consider the difficulties artists have to face when dealing with such complex scientific problems like climate change.
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Martin McDonagh and The Leenane Trilogy
Březinová, Tereza ; Jiřík, Jan (advisor) ; Pšenička, Martin (referee)
Tereza Březinová, DiS. Martin McDonagh a The Leenane Trilogy 1 Abstract in English The subject of the thesis is the work of playwright Martin McDonagh and in particular the so- called Leenane trilogy, which consists of his plays The Beauty Queen of Leenane, A Skull in Connemara and The Lonesome West. The first part of the thesis attempts to put McDonagh's work in the context of then-contemporary culture and literature, briefly outlines his journey towards writing for the theatre and seeks his inspirational sources, which are observed not only in the tradition of Irish drama, but also in a general pop-cultural context of the English- speaking world of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the second part, the Leenane trilogy is a subject of analysis, with special attention to the character of Father Welsh, who (in spite of not being a leading character in either of the plays and not even appearing directly in two of them) proves to be a notable thematic link within the trilogy. Along with that, the thesis also discusses the way the trilogy's characters relate themselves (through their approach towards Father Welsh) to the Church and questions of faith.
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Making Theatre in London
Nováková, Hana ; SÍLOVÁ, Zuzana (advisor) ; VEDRAL, Jan (referee)
The thesis examines contemporary British theatre focusing on the dynamic between a playwright, a director and an actor, which is very different in the UK from continental Europe. Describing specific London productions as well as the history of modern British theatre, it tries to identify what are the defining characteristics of British directing, acting and playwriting. Each chapter focuses on one of these elements and defines British theatre in realation to the Czech scene. By comparing selected productions of the same British play in Prague and London the author draws attention to the possible difficulties that might arise while staging British drama in a different cultural context.
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Cult of individualism in Martin Crimp's drama
Košťák, David ; DROZD, David (advisor) ; JOBERTOVÁ, Daniela (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the work of Martin Crimp which reflects the transformation of British society since the 80s of the 20th century to the present. Analysis of three plays from this period: No One Sees the Video, Attempts on Her Life and In the Republic of Hapiness reflects the gradual growth of individualism initiated by the government of Margaret Thatcher to its present narcissistic form.
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