This book presents a critical analysis of processes through which narratives are reinterpreted across media, genres, and cultural frameworks within the context of British theatre and performance. Discussing case studies from classical and contemporary texts to verbatim and digital theatre, this interdisciplinary volume interrogates the concepts of adaptation and appropriation as both aesthetic strategies and cultural practices. Contributors engage with literary works by Zadie Smith, William Shakespeare, and others to explore how theatre and performance recreates narratives within the context of contemporary issues, techniques and practices. Considering adaptation and appropriation within broader theatrical and socio-political discourses, the volume promotes the dialogic relationship between source texts and their reimaginings. This edited volume is an essential resource for performers and researchers in theatre and performance studies, adaptation theory, and cultural studies, offering authentic perspectives on the afterlives of narrative in contemporary British theatre and performance.
