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Theatre Censorship in Britain H. Freshwater

Theatre Censorship in Britain By H. Freshwater

Theatre Censorship in Britain by H. Freshwater

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This exploration of the wide variety of censorship that has shaped theatrical performance in twentieth and twenty-first century Britain examines the unpredictable outcomes of censorship, deep-seated anxieties about the performative influence of the stage, and the complex questions raised by acts of theatrical censorship.

Theatre Censorship in Britain Summary

Theatre Censorship in Britain: Silencing, Censure and Suppression by H. Freshwater

This exploration of the wide variety of censorship that has shaped theatrical performance in twentieth and twenty-first century Britain examines the unpredictable outcomes of censorship, deep-seated anxieties about the performative influence of the stage, and the complex questions raised by acts of theatrical censorship.

Theatre Censorship in Britain Reviews

'...Freshwater has provided us with an excellent and wide-ranging study which will no doubt inspire scholars and students alike and will have a genuine and long-term impact on the discipline.' - Maggie B. Gale, New Theatre Quarterly

About H. Freshwater

HELEN FRESHWATER lectures at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, where she specializes in twentieth-century British theatre and contemporary performance.She is authorof Theatre and Audience.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction London's Grand Guignol: Sex, Violence and the Negotiation of the Limit The Representation of Reproduction: Marie Stopes and the Female Body Suppressed Desire: Dramatic Inscriptions of Lesbianism Soldiers : Playing with History Mary Whitehouse, The Romans in Britain , and 'the Rape of our Senses' Section 28: Contagion, Control and Protest Capital Constraint: the Right to Choose? Competing Fundamentalisms: Behzti , Freedom of Speech, Sacrilege and Silencing Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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NPB9780230223783
9780230223783
0230223788
Theatre Censorship in Britain: Silencing, Censure and Suppression by H. Freshwater
H. Freshwater
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2009-04-08
212
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