Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History: Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Perspectives

Pressley, N.

Twenty years after Tony Kushner's influential Angels in America seemed to declare a revitalized potency for the popular political play, there is a "No Politics" prejudice undermining US production and writing. This book explores the largely unrecognized cultural patterns that discourage political playwriting on the contemporary American stage.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-11-06

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349493722

DOI: 10.1057/9781137415189

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 193