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Author Werner, Sarah, 1969-

Title Shakespeare and feminist performance : ideology on stage / Sarah Werner
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 132 pages) : illustrations
Series Accents on Shakespeare
Accents on Shakespeare.
Contents 1. The ideologies of acting and the performance of women -- 2. Punching Daddy, or the politics of company politics -- 3. The Taming of the Shrew : a case study in performance criticism
Summary Annotation Werner demonstrates how actor training, company management and gender politics fundamentally affect how a production is created and the interpretations it can suggest. No Shakespeare performance is free of our own assumptions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-125) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Great Britain
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- 1950-
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Women
Rodenburg, Patsy, 1953-
Berry, Cicely.
Edwards, Gale.
SUBJECT Berry, Cicely fast
Edwards, Gale fast
Rodenburg, Patsy, 1953- fast
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast
Subject Royal Shakespeare Company.
SUBJECT Royal Shakespeare Company fast
Subject Women in the theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Feminism and theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare.
DRAMA -- Shakespeare.
Feminism and theater
Theater
Women in literature
Women in the theater
Great Britain
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2001018088
ISBN 0203995759
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