Communication Breakdowns: Theatre, Performance, Rock Music and Some Other Welsh Assemblies

Contents

• Introduction
• 1. Aberdare: the construction and deconstruction of the 'Athens of Wales'
• 2. The Valleys: from coal to dole and from Man to the Manics
• 3. Art for the people versus art for the elite
• 4. Dame Sibyl Thorndike and the Stereophonics: two competing models of performance
• Conclusion