Theatre Censorship in Britain - by H Freshwater (Hardcover)

About the Book

Theatre has often found itself at the centre of recent debates over censorship and the arts, as a result of coverage of events such as the protests against the play "Behzti" and the controversy over "Jerry Springer: The Opera." This book offers the first sustained study ofcensorship of the British stage from 1968 into the twenty-first century."

Book Synopsis

This exploration of the wide variety of censorship that has shaped theatrical performance in twentieth and twenty-first century Britain examines the unpredictable outcomes of censorship, deep-seated anxieties about the performative influence of the stage, and the complex questions raised by acts of theatrical censorship.

Review Quotes

'...Freshwater has provided us with an excellent and wide-ranging study which will no doubt inspire scholars and students alike and will have a genuine and long-term impact on the discipline.' - Maggie B. Gale, New Theatre Quarterly

About the Author

HELEN FRESHWATER lectures at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, where she specializes in twentieth-century British theatre and contemporary performance. She is author of Theatre and Audience.