The roots of Birtwistle's theatrical expression : from pantomime to Down by the Greenwood Side -- Punch and Judy : parody, allusion and the grotesque -- The Mask of Orpheus : 'lyrical formalism', time and narrative -- Yan Tan Tethera : pastoral labyrinths and the scene-agent ratio -- The shadow of opera : dramatic narrative and musical discourse in Gawain -- 'A face like music' : shaping images into sound in The Second Mrs Kong -- Corporeal music : Bow Down, The Io Passion and The Corridor 270 Artaud's 'true' theatre -- The Last Supper and The Minotaur : eyes 'half filled and half deserted'
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Birtwistle, Harrison-- Criticism and interpretation