{"product_id":"revolt-she-said-revolt-again-paperback-2","title":"Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Birch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJenny Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarissia Fragkou\u003c\/b\u003e (Volume Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of arresting vignettes and a collection of nameless characters, Alice Birch examines the language, behaviour and forces that shape women in the 21st century. The play asks what's stopping us from doing something truly radical to change them? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in response to the provocation that well-behaved women seldom make history, the play is an assault on the language that has fueled violence against women throughout history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProblematic language frequently attached to women is interrogated, from lazy sexist clichés to the conventions around a marriage proposal. Through doing so, the play rails against the conventions of work, sex, motherhood, aging and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevolt. She said. Revolt again\u003c\/i\u003e was first performed at the 2014 Midsummer Mischief Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon. It transferred to the Royal Court Upstairs and was more recently produced at New York's Soho Rep. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is published here in a Student Edition alongside commentary and notes by Marissia Fragkou, who locates the play in our contemporary political and cultural context (including second- and third-wave feminism, and the #MeToo movement).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Birch\u003c\/b\u003e has written for the Royal Court Theatre, BBC Radio 4, Old Vic, Comédie de Valence, Almeida Festival, Clean Break, Schaubühne and RSC. She has been on attachment to the National Theatre Studio, Royal Court Theatre, Paines Plough and Channel 4. Her play \u003ci\u003eMany Moons \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award and she was winner of the George Devine Award for Most Promising New Playwright in 2014. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarissia Fragkou \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts and joined Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. She has published and presented papers on contemporary British and European theatre and performance, as well as performance and cultural politics, ethics of responsibility and radical democratic politics.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47344168009977,"sku":"9781350264403","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/E2Ip48a4GX9781350264403.webp?v=1769729217","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/revolt-she-said-revolt-again-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}