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Christina Reid's Theatre of Memory and Identity


Christina Reid's Theatre of Memory and Identity

Within and Beyond the Troubles

von: Rachel Tracie

53,49 €

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 05.10.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9783319978765
Sprache: englisch

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This book is a study of the plays, performances and writings of Christina Reid. It explores Reid’s work through her own words, both in interviews and writings; through theoretical engagements in other disciplines, such as psychology and geography; and through responses to her plays in production. It is a compilation of sorts, gathering together interviews, critical material, unpublished works and theatrical reviews to reflect the breadth and depth of Reid’s contribution to the theatrical culture of Northern Ireland, during the Troubles and beyond.<br>
<div>1. Introduction.- 2.&nbsp;A Woman and a Writer.- 3.&nbsp;Did You Hear the One About the Irishman: Comic Transformations.- 4.&nbsp;Tea in a China Cup: Tea and Memories.- 5.&nbsp;Joyriders: Geography & Identity.- 6.&nbsp;My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name: Memory & Intransigence.- 7.&nbsp;The Belle of the Belfast City: Family & Photography.- 8.&nbsp;Clowns: Trauma & Survival.- 9.&nbsp;Breadth, and Depth.- 10.&nbsp;Conclusion: Legacy.</div>
<b>Rachel Tracie</b> is Professor of Theater Arts at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California, USA. She has long been interested in the interplay between memory and identity in the theater, particularly in plays by women. She lives with her husband Tim Scott in Pomona, California.
This book is a study of the plays, performances and writings of Christina Reid. It explores Reid’s work through her own words, both in interviews and writings; through theoretical engagements in other disciplines, such as psychology and geography; and through responses to her plays in production. It is a compilation of sorts, gathering together interviews, critical material, unpublished works and theatrical reviews to reflect the breadth and depth of Reid’s contribution to the theatrical culture of Northern Ireland, during the Troubles and beyond.
<p>Explores the work of one of Ireland's most under-rated playwrights</p><p>Combines biography and history with literary and performance analysis</p><p>Maps how Reid contributed to debates surrounding The Troubles and representing them on stage</p>

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