A good night out for the girls : popular feminisms in contemporary theatre and performance / Elaine Aston and Geraldine Harris.

Author/creator Aston, Elaine
Other author Harris, Geraldine (Geraldine Mary)
Other author ProQuest (Firm)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Descriptionviii, 218 pages.
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SeriesPerformance interventions
Performance interventions. ^A673003
Contents Introduction: "a good night out for the girls" -- Jam and Jerusalem, sentimentality and feminism: calendar girls -- Roaring women and class acts: the naked truth and the Chippendales' ultimate girls night out -- Age liberation: Susan Boyle, "Grumpy old women" and Virginia Ironside's monologues -- Once more with feeling: Joanna Murray-Smith's The female of the species and Nic Green's trilogy -- Work, family, romance and the utopian sensibilities of the chick megamusical Mamma Mia! -- The ghosts of new burlesque -- Entertaining others: Shappi Khorsandi and Andi Osho -- "Are we there yet?": final reflections & Marisa Carnesky's Ghost train.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012036828

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