Through a series of arresting vignettes and a collection of nameless
characters, Alice Birch examines the language, behaviour and forces
that shape women in the 21st century. The play asks what's stopping us
from doing something truly radical to change them?
Written in response to the provocation that well-behaved women seldom
make history, the play is an assault on the language that has fueled
violence against women throughout history.
Problematic language frequently attached to women is interrogated,
from lazy sexist clichés to the conventions around a marriage
proposal. Through doing so, the play rails against the conventions of
work, sex, motherhood, aging and love.
_Revolt. She said. Revolt again_ was first performed at the 2014
Midsummer Mischief Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon. It transferred to
the Royal Court Upstairs and was more recently produced at New York's
Soho Rep.
It is published here in a Student Edition alongside commentary and
notes by Marissia Fragkou, who locates the play in our contemporary
political and cultural context (including second- and third-wave
feminism, and the #MeToo movement).
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ISBN
9781350264427
Publisert
2023
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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