Pulp and Other Plays by Tasha Fairbanks Contributor(s): Aston, Elaine (Editor), Griffin, Gabriele (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3718657457 ISBN-13: 9783718657452 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1997 Annotation: Pulp and Other Plays by Tasha Fairbanks is an anthology of plays which were written for the British group Siren Theatre Company, a lesbian theatre collective founded in 1979 by women from the punk music scene who worked with their unorthodox performance skills to challenge mainstream traditions of "straight" acting. This anthology of three of the company's plays brings long overdue recognition to the company which was Britain's foremost lesbian collective in the 1980s. This collection indicates the diversity of Siren's theatre work: their radical feminist critique of heterosexuality and male violence in "Curfew," their celebration of lesbian glamour and desire in "Pulp," and a scathing attack on Thatcherite Britain in "Now Wash Your Hands Please." About the Editors Gabrielle Griffin is Professor of Women's Studies at Nene College, Northampton. She is author of "Heavenly Love? Lesbian Images in Twentieth Century Women's Writing" (1993) and has most recently edi |
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BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - General - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 822.914 |
LCCN: 00300316 |
Series: Studies in Anthropology and History |
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.75 lbs) 158 pages |
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Publisher Description: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |