A Stage of Emancipation : Change and Progress at the Dublin Gate Theatre

As the prominence of the recent #WakingTheFeminists movement illustrates, the Irish theatre world is highly conscious of the ways in which theatre can foster social emancipation. This volume of essays uncovers a wide range of marginalised histories by reflecting on the emancipatory role that the Dub...

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Other Authors: Corporaal, Marguerite (Editor), van den Beuken, Ruud (Editor)
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Published: Liverpool University Press 2021
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