Modern Drama – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 37

In this episode, Kirsten Shepherd-Barr introduce modern drama, the tale of which is a story of extremes, testing both audiences and actors to their limits through hostility and contrarianism. Learn more about “Modern Drama: A Very Short Introduction” here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/modern-drama-a-very-short-introduction-9780199658770 Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr is Professor of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Catherine’s College. She is the author of Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett, Science on Stage: From Doctor Faustus to Copenhagen, and Ibsen and Early Modernist Theatre, 1890-1900, as well as numerous articles on modern drama. Follow The Very Short Introductions Podcast on: – Apple Podcasts: https://oxford.ly/2SQQ79R – Blubrry: https://oxford.ly/2IVCep0 – Google Podcasts: https://oxford.ly/34W2bvY – SoundCloud: https://oxford.ly/3nPvtoD – Spotify: https://oxford.ly/3dxUJuP – Stitcher: https://oxford.ly/3k9kEvH © Oxford University Press