The Living Soul of Man: Bertram Brooker and Expressionist Theatre

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  • Sherrill E. Grace University of British Columbia

Abstract

In 1935 and 1936, Herman Voaden produced two expressionistic plays by Bertram Brooker, Within and The Dragon. These two plays provide interesting insight into avant-garde theatre in Canada in the thirties and reveal yet another artistic side of the versatile Brooker. Furthermore, these plays demonstrate Brooker's familiarity with contemporary European theatre and with mysticism, and they can be usefully compared with plays by Evreinov and Andreev. En 1935 et 1936 respectivement, Herman Voaden a mis en scène deux pièces expressionistique, Within et The Dragon, de Bertram Brooker. Ces deux pièces fournissent une vue interessante au théâtre avant-garde au Canada pendant cette période et révélant encore un autre aspect artistique de Brooker qui a eu des talents tellement variés. De plus, ces pièces demontrent son connaissance du théâtre européen et du mysticisme, et on peut, donc, les comparer utilement à l'œuvre de Evreinov et Andreev.

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Published

1985-01-01

How to Cite

Grace, S. E. (1985). The Living Soul of Man: Bertram Brooker and Expressionist Theatre. Theatre Research in Canada Recherches théâtrales Au Canada, 6(1). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/TRIC/article/view/7427

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