The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays: Taking the Stage: Might is Right; Free Woman to Free Man; A Woman's Influence; Press Cuttings; Woman This ... Which; 10 Clowning Street; (Play Anthologies)

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2018
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The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays: Taking the Stage features a wide variety of short pieces and one-act plays written by female and male suffragist writers between 1908-1914. Spanning different styles and genres they explore many issues that interested feminist and suffragist campaigners such as: the value of women's work, domestic and economic inequality, visibility in public space, direct action and its consequences, sexual double standards, and the influence of the media on public opinion. Edited and introduced by Dr Naomi Paxton, the anthology is brimming with in-depth knowledge, photographs and contextual information of the period making for an informative and inspirational volume that's perfect for both performance and study.

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The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays: Taking the Stage features a wide variety of short pieces and one-act plays written by female and male suffragist writers between 1908-1914. Spanning different styles and genres they explore many issues that interested feminist and suffragist campaigners such as: the value of women's work, domestic and economic inequality, visibility in public space, direct action and its consequences, sexual double standards, and the influence of the media on public opinion. Edited and introduced by Dr Naomi Paxton, the anthology is brimming with in-depth knowledge, photographs and contextual information of the period making for an informative and inspirational volume that's perfect for both performance and study.

$30.07

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
Published: 02 Jul 2018
ISBN 10: 1350082988
ISBN 13: 9781350082984
Book Overview: A wide variety of short pieces and one-act plays popular during the suffrage movement, written by female and male suffragist writers and performed for both militant and non-militant societies between 1908-1914

Media Reviews

The book is a testament to the talent, tenacity and passion of those women artists who so ardently pushed the Votes for Women agenda. * Kate Kerrow, For Books' Sake (on The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays) *
A fine collection of eight plays of different genres created by members of the Actresses Franchise League (1909-1913), which are clever and often very comic. These unjustly neglected plays recall the passion and bravery of that remarkable political struggle. * The Lady (on The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays) *

Author Bio

Dr Naomi Paxton is a performer, researcher and suffrage historian. She trained at Goldsmiths College and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and her doctoral research, completed in 2015 at the University of Manchester, explored the work of theatre professionals in the suffrage campaign. Naomi regularly speaks about her research in the media and at a variety of events and festivals, and was one of the AHRC/BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinkers in 2014-15. She is an Associate Artist of the feminist production hub Scary Little Girls. Her other publications include The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays (Bloomsbury, 2013) and Stage Rights! The Actresses' Franchise League, activism and politics 1908-1958 (Manchester University Press, 2018).