Colder Than Here
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Description
Laura Wade's play is about grief, loss, family and the environment, and how we deal with the inevitability of death.
This Student Edition contains a commentary by Sophie Bush, Principal Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, which explores the following themes in relation to the play:
* environmentalism
* changing attitudes towards death and grief
* family conflict
* motherhood
In addition, it looks at the production history (including major productions in the UK, US, Europe and Mexico) and the critical reception.
The edition includes an exclusive interview with Laura Wade.
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Table of Contents
Chronology
Contexts
Environmentalism
Natural burial movement
Changing attitudes to death and grief
Themes
Death, mortality, grief and letting go
Trauma culture
Seasons, natural cycles and regeneration, climate change
Control/loss of control
Family conflict
Body, eating and body image
Miscommunication and reconciliation
Care and mothering
Play as Performance
Naturalism
Language of the dialogue (including class identity)
Stanislavski's system of working on a role
Indoor/outdoor alternating scene structure
Aesthetics of 'cold'
Importance of props (eg. coffin)
Production History
Key productions in UK, US, Europe and Mexico
Critical Reception
Overview of scholarly work (bodies in trauma and motherhood)
Behind the Scenes
Interview with Laura Wade
Further Exploration
Laura Wade's Breathing Corpses and Other Hands
Polly Stenham's That Face
Leaves by Lucy Caldwell
The Knot of the Heart by David Eldridge
The Children by Lucy Kirkwood
COLDER THAN HERE
Notes to the Play
Contexts
Environmentalism
Natural burial movement
Changing attitudes to death and grief
Themes
Death, mortality, grief and letting go
Trauma culture
Seasons, natural cycles and regeneration, climate change
Control/loss of control
Family conflict
Body, eating and body image
Miscommunication and reconciliation
Care and mothering
Play as Performance
Naturalism
Language of the dialogue (including class identity)
Stanislavski's system of working on a role
Indoor/outdoor alternating scene structure
Aesthetics of 'cold'
Importance of props (eg. coffin)
Production History
Key productions in UK, US, Europe and Mexico
Critical Reception
Overview of scholarly work (bodies in trauma and motherhood)
Behind the Scenes
Interview with Laura Wade
Further Exploration
Laura Wade's Breathing Corpses and Other Hands
Polly Stenham's That Face
Leaves by Lucy Caldwell
The Knot of the Heart by David Eldridge
The Children by Lucy Kirkwood
COLDER THAN HERE
Notes to the Play
Product details
| Published | Jan 07 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 112 |
| ISBN | 9781350435681 |
| Imprint | Methuen Drama |
| Series | Student Editions |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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