The Reception Challenges of Jon Fosse's Plays in the United Kingdom
Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse is the most performed living playwright in Europe,but he has often encountered cold reception in the United Kingdom.This paper examines the reception history of Fosse's plays in the UK,focusing on theater reviews written by mainstream British critics.It reveals that theatrical rhythm present in Fosse's plays is a primary object of criticism by British critics,leading to a discussion of Fosse's theatrical aesthetics and the British theater tradition.Fosse frequently employs pauses in his playwriting process to express silent speech,resulting in a still atmosphere in his plays and increasing the difficulty for audiences to"concretize"the content.This,combined with the British tradition of realism in theater and the financial constraints faced by British theaters towards the end of the 20th century,has contributed to the challenges in the reception of Fosse's plays in the UK.
Jon FosseReceptional AestheticBritish theatretheatre review
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