Mark Ravenhill's Some Explicit Polaroids: A Play as the Reverberation of Consumerist Culture

Abstract

Some Explicit Polaroids is one of the most sensational plays reflects consumerist culture of 2000s twentysometings is described as controversial. Some Explicit Polaroids is a political criticism on the confrontation of the two generations and reflects consumerist tenets, which hold values of globalisation. This study tries to prove that Ravenhill's work is totally reflection of the logic of consumerism and post-consumerism in terms of contemporary British society that is subjected to contemporary plays mostly. This study particularly unveils the perception of consumerist culture that is embodied within the scope of Ravenhill's perspective on British society; therefore, it aims to shed some light the globalised and cruelly capitalised world. The beginning of this study discusses the ongoing understanding of theatre and its representative perspectives after nasty nineties, as well as the social, economic, and political processes that led to the arrival of In-Yer-Face Theatre. Additionally, Mark Ravenhill's theatre aesthetic and his contributions towards contemporary British Theatre are briefly revealed. In this study, the evaluations written on consumerism and globalization are dealt with according to their resonances in the play.