THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE – FANTASY THEATRE IN TRANSMEDIA DIALOGUE(S)

Authors

  • Danica Stojanović

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2024.16.24

Keywords:

fantasy theatre, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, transmedia storytelling, storyworlding, transgeneric theatre adaptation, theatre actualisation

Abstract

This article explores the theatrical actualisation of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane, i.e., the creation and convincing realisation of its storyworld on stage within the emerging matrix of exchange between fantasy theatre and global popular culture. The paper focuses on the creation and recreation of multiple fantasy, fairy-tale, and mythological intertexts employed to bring Gaiman’s ‘fairy tale for adults’ to life on stage. Emphasising the transformation from traditional to modern forms based on contemporary theatre narratology, the paper explores both the active dialogue with the tradition through the play’s complex web of intertextuality and the establishment of this particular iteration of Ocean as the version of the storyworld, whose actualisation enters a transmedia landscape, conversing both with fantasy theatre productions and other media iterations of the narrative.

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Published

2024-12-30

How to Cite

Stojanović, D. (2024). THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE – FANTASY THEATRE IN TRANSMEDIA DIALOGUE(S). Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies, 16(1), 459–478. https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2024.16.24

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2024): BELLS - volume 16

Section

LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES

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