New York. About Polish theatre in the book by Carol Martin

Documentary theatre is a form of theatre created from the verbatim use of interviews, photographs and historical proceedings. This book brings together essays, interviews and performance texts, many published here for the first time, which describe and analyse documentary theatre around the world: both its history and its proliferation since 9/11.

Text concerning Polish theatre are: an essay about the history and contemporary of the documentary theatre in Poland, translation of the play "Files" by Teatr Ósmego Dnia [Theatre of the Eight Day] from Poznań with an introduction to the text and the performance, and the translation of Paweł Demirski's play "Kiedy przyjdą podpalić dom, to się nie zdziw" [Don't Be Surprised When They Burn Your House Down] followed by an interview with the author.

Carol Martin is Associate Professor of Drama at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.