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Theatrical Unrest: Ten Riots in the History of the Stage, 1601-2004 - Hardcover

McEvoy, Sean

 
9781138914308: Theatrical Unrest: Ten Riots in the History of the Stage, 1601-2004
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138914304 ISBN 13: 9781138914308
Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

Shortlisted for the 2017 Theatre Book Prize

What is it about theatre, compared to other kinds of cultural representation, which provokes such a powerful reaction? Theatrical Unrest tells the compelling tales of ten riots whose cause lies on stage. It looks at the intensity and evanescence of the live event and asks whether theatre shares its unrepeatable quality with history.

Tracing episodes of unrest in theatrical history from an Elizabethan uprising over Shakespeare's Richard II to Sikhs in revolt at Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's Behzti, Sean McEvoy chronicles a selection of extreme public responses to this inflammatory art form. Each chapter provides a useful overview of the structure and documentation of one particular event, juxtaposing eyewitness accounts with newspaper reports and other contemporary narratives.

Theatrical Unrest is an absorbing account of the explosive impact of performance, and an essential read for anyone interested in theatre’s often violent history.

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About the Author

Sean McEvoy teaches English at Varndean College in Brighton and at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. He has written a number of books on the theatre, including Shakespeare: The Basics and Ben Jonson, Renaissance Dramatist.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138914304
ISBN 13 
9781138914308
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
196