This article examines the recent explosion of British dystopian plays, analysing their changing characteristics from the 1990 s to the 2010 s. After an initial brief look at precursors, it then focuses on examples of new writing which tackle the idea of dystopia in the absurdist manner typical of the 2000 s. In a third step, the focus is on the dystopian drama of the 2010 s and its more conventionally structured plots, which at the same time increasingly include ironic and parodistic elements. It becomes clear how this comparatively new genre is able to shake off the constraints of traditional dystopian writing and develop recognisable characteristics of its own. Throughout, emphasis is put on the “reality” of the plays’ fictional worlds, on the usage of the stage space, and on how the audience’s relationship with the stage is constructed as a double bind of distance and closeness.

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“谁去动员黑暗与沉默？”：当代英国戏剧中反乌托邦空间的建构

本文考察了英国反乌托邦戏剧最近的爆炸性发展，分析了从1990年代到2010年代英国反乌托邦戏剧的变化特征。在对前兆进行了初步的简要介绍之后，然后重点介绍了以2000年代典型的荒谬方式处理反乌托邦思想的新著作示例。第三步，重点是2010年代的反乌托邦戏剧及其更传统的结构情节，同时越来越多地包含讽刺和讽刺元素。显然，这种相对较新的体裁如何能够摆脱传统反乌托邦写作的束缚，并发展出自己独特的特征。在整个过程中，重点放在戏剧虚构世界的“真实性”，舞台空间的使用，