Stage Rights!: The Actresses' Franchise League, Activism and Politics 1908-58 - Paperback
by Naomi Paxton
$39.99
Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Offers & Perks
Earn 39 points with this purchase
Added to your rewards balance after checkout.
100 points welcome bonus
Create an account and start with extra points.
Availability:In StockContributor:Naomi PaxtonSeries:Women Theatre and Performance MupPublish date:11/17/2020Pages:248
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526114808ISBN-10:1526114801UPC:9781526114808Book Category:Performing Arts, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Theater, Social ActivistsBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.52 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SCCAC341CP
Stage rights! explores the work and legacy of the first feminist political theatre group of the twentieth century, the Actresses' Franchise League. Formed in 1908 to support the suffrage movement through theatre, the League and its membership opened up new roles for women on stage and off, challenged stereotypes of suffragists and actresses, created new work inspired by the movement and was an integral part of the performative propaganda of the campaign. Introducing new archival material to both suffrage and theatre histories, this book is the first to focus in detail on the Actresses' Franchise League, its membership and its work. The volume is formulated as a historiographically innovative critical biography of the organisation over the fifty years of its activities, and invites a total reassessment of the League within the accepted narratives of the development of political theatre in the UK.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526114808ISBN-10:1526114801UPC:9781526114808Book Category:Performing Arts, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Theater, Social ActivistsBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.52 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SCCAC341CP
Naomi Paxton is an independent theatre researcher
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.