Feminist Theatre - Then and Now: celebrating 50 years [Paperback]

This is not only a reason to celebrate the past and present, it feels like a tiny glimpse of a society where patriarchy is history.  London Drama ReviewFeminist Theatre Then & Now  Celebrating 50 Years of women theatre makers in the UK and Ireland and their battle to make their voices heard, have their work produced professionally, and promote social justice. Here, the pioneers and leading lights of the newly energised feminist theatre movement continue to fight for an equitable, diverse and inclusive theatre which speaks for all. In 30+ essays, covering three generations, the interviews and essays in this book give important insight into the lived experience of women working in theatre and what it takes to rise in an industry where race, gender, class and parenthood can be serious obstacles to success.Interviews and essays by playwrights, directors, producers and actors including:Asian Womens Theatre in Britain by Rukhsana AhmadDerby Theatre by Sarah BrighamInterview with Moira BuffiniIntersectional Feminism at Work by Kelly BurkeThe Personal was very Political by Clair ChapwellBehind The Lines by Alison ChildHow Feminism has Influenced my Playwriting by April de AngelisInterview with Suzanne GormanClean Break by Anna HerrmannInterview with Hannah KhalilThe Women in Theatre Lab by Polly Kemp and Jennifer TuckettPersistence, Expression and Evolution by Peta LilyInterview with Roberta LivingstonEcofeminism by Bibi LucilleThe Third World of Irish Women by Jaki McCarrickMonstrous Regiment by Mary McCuskerOpen Clasp Theatre by Catrina McHughInterview with Suzie MillerInterview with Ann MitchellInterview with Rebecca MordanInterview with Amy NgUntold Stories by Maeve ONeillGirls Night Out by Rachel OReganInterview with Kaite OReillySphinx by Sue Parrish and Susan McGounInterview with Julia PascalOut of the Attic  WTW by Cheryl Robson and Anna BirchScyllas Bite by Rebekah Smith and Abbie LoweInterview with Dame Rosemary SquireWomen in their own Words by Lucy StelãZ