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Author: Marguérite Corporaal (Department of English, Radboud University (Netherlands)) ,
Ruud, van den Beuken
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Imprint: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 9781800856103
ISBN 10: 1800856105
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 29 April 2021
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'The excellent essays in this collection add significantly to our knowledge of the Gate Theatre and its social and cultural practices and their contexts.' Professor Jose Lanters, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 'This rich stimulating collection revisions the work of Dublin's Gate Theatre and celebrates how it posed radical challenges to Irish society's social and cultural sore points and no-go-areas. Through a dazzling diversity of case studies in production, performance and theatrical practices the essays argue convincingly for the role of the Gate in confronting audiences with images and impacts that countered attitudes and assumptions about sexuality, gender, class divisions, racialization and Irish (including language) identity. While the Gate's acknowledged theatrical aesthetics are not neglected, the book stresses the Gate Theatre's achievement in juggling localism and cosmopolitanism with invigorating and engaging tension.' Dr Cathy Leeney, University College Dublin
Reviews'The excellent essays in this collection add significantly to our knowledge of the Gate Theatre and its social and cultural practices and their contexts.' Professor Jose Lanters, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 'This rich stimulating collection revisions the work of Dublin's Gate Theatre and celebrates how it posed radical challenges to Irish society's social and cultural sore points and no-go-areas. Through a dazzling diversity of case studies in production, performance and theatrical practices the essays argue convincingly for the role of the Gate in confronting audiences with images and impacts that countered attitudes and assumptions about sexuality, gender, class divisions, racialization and Irish (including language) identity. While the Gate's acknowledged theatrical aesthetics are not neglected, the book stresses the Gate Theatre's achievement in juggling localism and cosmopolitanism with invigorating and engaging tension.' Dr Cathy Leeney, University College Dublin 'A Stage of Emancipation is full of outstanding theatre scholarship from emerging and established voices. It provides fascinating insight into the role that the Dublin Gate Theatre has played in promoting social, economic, and cultural change within Irish society since the late 1920s. Most notably, it highlights the valiant efforts by key figures in the theatre's history to bring marginalised stories and progressive attitudes to the Irish stage. This is an enormously valuable book for students, academics, and practitioners alike.' Dr Fiona McDonagh, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 'This collection makes room to breathe in Irish theatre - allowing us to inhale the extraordinary diversity of identities and artistry which were embodied on the Gate stage. Our eyes are opened once again to these forgotten legacies which challenge singular concepts of nation and society, transforming not only our understanding of the past but liberating our approach to theatre now.' - Dr Melissa Sihra, Trinity College Dublin
Author Information
Marguérite Corporaal is Professor of Irish Literature in Transnational Contexts at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Ruud van den Beuken is Assistant Professor of English Literature at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
