Modern and Contemporary Drama (ENGL20030) // Further information

Further information

• Texts

  Prescribed texts

  1. Bertolt Brecht, The Caucasion Chalk Circle, Methuen Drama
  2. Samuel Beckett, Rockaby, Grove Press
  3. Shelagh Delaney, A Taste of Honey, Grove Press
  4. Caryl Churchill, Far Away, Nick Hern Books
  5. Sarah Kane, Blasted, Methuen Drama
  6. Tony Kushner, Angels in America, Theatre Communications Group
  7. Anton Chekhov, Three Sisters, Penguin
  8. Patrick White, Signal Driver, Plays Vol. 11

  Recommended texts and other resources

  1. Antonin Artaud, The Theatre and Its Double, Grove Press
  2. Christopher Balme, The Cambridge Introduction to Theatre Studies, Cambridge University Press
  3. Bertolt Brecht, Brecht on Theatre, Methuen Drama
• Related Handbook entries

  This subject contributes to the following:

  Type	Name
  Informal specialisation	200 Point Master of Arts and Cultural Management
  Major	English and Theatre Studies
  Specialisation (formal)	Graduate Diplom in Arts - English and Theatre Studies
  Specialisation (formal)	Graduate Certificate in Arts - English and Theatre Studies
  Informal specialisation	Graduate Diploma in Arts - English and Theatre Studies
  Informal specialisation	Graduate Certificate in Arts - English and Theatre Studies
  Breadth Track	Theatre Studies

• Breadth options

  This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:

  • Bachelor of Biomedicine
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Design
  • Bachelor of Environments
  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Science
• Links to additional information

  http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication

• Available through the Community Access Program

  About the Community Access Program (CAP)

  This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.

  Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants

  Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

Last updated: 9 April 2025