A Good Night Out for the Girls

Popular Feminisms in Contemporary Theatre and Performance

• Author(s): E. Aston, G. Harris,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 218
• ISBN_10: 1137300140
  ISBN_13: 9781137300140
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Gender Studies , Performing Arts / General , Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism , Performing Arts / Theater / General , Literary Criticism / General , Art / General , Social Science / Women's Studies ,

Description:... Moving across the boundaries of mainstream and experimental circuits, from the affective pleasures of commercially successful shows such as Calendar Girls and Mamma Mia! to the feminist possibilities of new burlesque and stand-up, this book offers a lucid and accessible account of popular feminisms in contemporary theatre and performance.