Books in the Women, Theatre and Performance series

Drawing upon previously unseen archival material, this book brings to life the story of the Actresses' Franchise League from 1908-1958, building a picture of this diverse, exciting and innovative organisation that opens up and extends previous scholarship of the suffrage movement, and of political and feminist networks in twentieth century theatre. -- .

An exciting new anthology of plays and performance texts by British and American women from the late nineteenth century to the early 1930s. Written in an accessible style for students it contains an overview and two introductory essays, as well as biographical materials on each of the writers. -- .

This book looks at how a range of women in the theatre - actors, managers, writers and live artists - have used, and still use, autobiography and performance as both a means of expression and control of their private and public selves on the page and on the stage from the late eighteenth century to the present day. -- .

This volume of essays addresses key questions in women's theatre history and retrieves a number of "hidden" histories of women performers. It resituates women's creative contribution within theatre and cultural hisotry and seeks to challegne orthodox readings of history and text.

Treading the bawds breaks the traditional boundaries that have separated the histories of the first actresses and the early female playwright. This is a story of collaboration and influence, played out on the seventeenth-century London stage as women's words and women's bodies come together for the first time.

This book focuses on seven celebrity performers working between the mid 1880s and 1910. Maud Allan, Jane Avril, Loie Fuller, Sylvia Grey, Yvette Guilbert, Letty Lind and Cissie Loftus achieved international fame, whilst simultaneously creating new and innovative performances on the popular stage. -- .

This book presents cutting-edge historical and cultural essays in the field of women, theatre and performance. It explore women's networks of professional practice in the performance industries between 1900 and 1950, with a focus on women's sense and experience of professional agency in an industry largely controlled by men. -- .

Victorian touring actresses provides a fresh perspective on nineteenth-century theatre and the careers of previously neglected British women who had once starred at home and abroad. Chapters explore debuts, establishing a name, working life in the UK, touring North America, long-distance colonial touring, management, offstage life and ageing. -- .