The Comic Everywoman in Irish Popular Theatre: Political Melodrama, 1890-1925 1st Edition

The Comic Everywoman in Irish Popular Theatre: Political Melodrama, 1890-1925 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9783030020071,9783030020088,303002007X,3030020088

Product details:

• ISBN 10:3030020088
• ISBN 13:9783030020088
• Author: Susanne Colleary

This book is a comprehensive study of comic women in performance as Irish Political Melodrama from 1890 to 1925. It maps out the performance contexts of the period, such as Irish “poor” theatre both reflecting and complicating narratives of Irish Identity under British Rule. The study investigates the melodramatic aesthetic within these contexts and goes on to analyse a selection of the melodramas by the playwrights J.W. Whitbread and P.J. Bourke. In doing so, the analyses makes plain the comic structures and intent that work across both character and action, foregrounding comic women at the centre of the discussion. Finally, the book applies a “practice as research” dimension to the study. Working through a series of workshops, rehearsals and a final performance, Colleary investigates comic identity and female performance through a feminist revisionist lens. She ultimately argues that the formulation of the Comic Everywoman as staged “Comic” identity can connect beyond the theatre toher “Everyday” self. This book is intended for those interested in theatre histories, comic women and in popular performance.

Table contents:

1. Front Cloth

2. Popular Theatre in Ireland

3. Comic Texts

4. Comic Women (Some Men Are Also Involved)

5. The Comic Everywoman

6. Close In

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