Political acts : women in Northern Irish theatre, 1921-2012 /

Since the establishment of the Northern Irish state in 1921, theatre has often captured and reflected the political, social, and cultural changes that the North has experienced. From the mid-twentieth century, theatre has played a particularly important role in documenting women's experiences a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coffey, Fiona Coleman (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 2016.
Series:Irish studies.
Subjects:
1900-1999
English drama > Irish authors > History and criticism.
English drama > Women authors > History and criticism.
Women in the theater > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century.
Theater > Political aspects > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century.
Feminism and theater > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century.
Politics in literature.
Théâtre anglais > Auteurs irlandais > Histoire et critique.
Femmes au théâtre > Irlande du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théâtre > Aspect politique > Irlande du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Féminisme et théâtre > Irlande du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English drama > Irish authors.
English drama > Women authors.
Feminism and theater.
Literature.
Theater > Political aspects.
Women in the theater.
Northern Ireland > In literature.
Northern Ireland.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: setting the scene
  • Theatre, gender, and politics, 1921-1979. Nation, conflict, and the politics of feminism
  • Theatre and state censorship
  • Raising the curtain: Alice Milligan, Patricia O'Connor, and Mary O'Malley
  • Troubles and the stage, 1980-1997. Community engagement: The Charabanc Theatre Company
  • Political drama and controversy: Dubbeljoint and the Justus Community Theatre Company
  • The Post-Agreement North, 1998-2012
  • Borderlands and the rural north: Abbie Spallen
  • The protestant urban underclass: Stacey Gregg and Rosemary Jenkinson
  • Experimental theatre and queer dramaturgy: Shannon Yee
  • Conclusion: making strides.

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