1st Edition

Contemporary Feminist Theatres To Each Her Own

By Lizbeth Goodman Copyright 1993
328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

Contemporary Feminist Theatres is a major evaluation of the forms feminism has taken in the theatre since 1968. Lizbeth Goodman provides a provocative and interdisciplinary study of the development of feminist theatres in Britain. She examines the treatment of key issues such as gender, race, sexuality, language and power in performance. Based on original research and fresh data, Contemporary... Read more
Series editors’ preface, List of illustrations, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEATRES, 2 FEMINIST THEATRES 1968–90, 3 FOUR COMPANIES, 4 COMMON WORKING METHODS OF FEMINIST THEATRES, 5 LESBIAN THEATRES AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES, 6 BLACK FEMINIST THEATRES IN CULTURAL CONTEXT, 7 NEW DIRECTIONS IN FEMINIST THEATRE(S), 8 BRITISH FEMINIST THEATRE IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Lizbeth Goodman, University College, Dublin.