📢#OutNow in #OA: 'After the #Miners’ Strike: #A39 and #Cornish #Political #Theatre versus #Thatcher’s #Britain: Volume 1', by Paul Farmer

In this rich memoir, the first of two volumes, Paul Farmer traces the story of #A39, the #Cornish #political #theatre group he co-founded and ran from the mid-1980s to the early #1990s.

Farmer offers a unique insight into #A39’s creation, operation, and #artistic practice during a period of convulsive #political and social change.

The reader is plunged into the national #miners’ strike and the collapse of #Cornish #tin mining, the impact of #Thatcherism and ‘#Reaganomics’, and the experience of touring #Germany on the brink of reunification, alongside the influence on #A39 of writers #BertoltBrecht, #JohnMcGrath and #KeithJohnstone.

Read and download for free and/or purchase in paperback and hardback editions at https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0329

After the Miners’ Strike: A39 and Cornish Political Theatre versus Thatcher’s Britain: Volume 1

In this rich memoir, the first of two volumes, Paul Farmer traces the story of A39, the Cornish political theatre group he co-founded and ran from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Farmer offers a unique insight into A39’s creation, operation, and artistic practice during a period of convulsive political and social change.

Vorgestern ist Keith Johnstone im Alter von 90 Jahren gestorben. Für mich sind seine Gedanken sehr inspirierend. Viele seiner Ideen zum Impro-Theater aus seinem Buch „Improvisation und Theater“ begleiten mich auf der Bühne oder in meinen Kursen.

Thank you and R.I.P. Mr. Johnstone.

#schauspiel #theaterstück #schauspielhaus #theater #schauspieler #bühne #schauspielerin #kultur #improtheater #kinder #lehrer #keithjohnstone

I’ve just learned that Keith Johnstone has died. No actor or director I know doesn’t owe him a debt of gratitude. His legacy is immeasurable, his two great books teach you more each time you read them. May Bacchus receive him with open arms.
#KeithJohnstone