H. Freshwater

Gebundenes Buch

Theatre Censorship in Britain

Silencing, Censure and Suppression

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-22378-3
• 2009
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 409g
• ISBN-13: 9780230223783
• ISBN-10: 0230223788
• Artikelnr.: 26006060

Rezensionen

'...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