- Provide an introduction to theoretical terms such as “modernism,” “postmodernism,” and “postcolonialism” in the context of nineteenth and twentieth century Western drama.
- Examine the innovative theatrical forms developed in response to political, psychological, and epistemological changes.
- Consider the ways in which social and political assumptions are interrogated through theatre.
- Analyse individual plays as text and as theatre, in terms of ideas, characterization, dialogue, stage and verbal imagery, and structure.
- Develop an awareness of how the text might be dramatized.
