Structure and Plot

Question 1

What do postmodern texts present?

Answer 1

• postmodernist texts present, and are open to being read, through multiple viewpoints; and do not offer a neat solution or a closed ending

Question 2

What is the nature of postmodern narrative structures?

Answer 2

• postmodern narrative structures tend not to be conventional, linear, clear or complete
• instead, plays have broken narratives, or collections of overlapping stories, multiple voices, and even conflicting and contradictory versions

Question 3

What is the nature of core narratives and events in postmodernist theatre?

Answer 3

• in postmodernist theatre, a core narrative (main plot) and logical unfolding of events are deconstructed and put together in new ways which are sometimes disruptive and fragmented
• can be episodic