by RichardNelson (Author)
On May 10th, 1849, while the English actor, William Charles Macready, was performing Macbeth at the Astor Place Opera House in New York, a riot erupted which resulted in the death of 34 people. This play uses this incident as the basis for an examination of the theatre in a post-colonial era.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 103
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: Sep 1990
ISBN 10: 0571161030
ISBN 13: 9780571161034