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Not Hamlet - Meditations on the Frail Position of Women in Drama (Hardcover, New)
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Not Hamlet - Meditations on the Frail Position of Women in Drama (Hardcover, New)
Series: Oberon Masters Series
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"A thoughtful and considered kick up the arse to conspiracy
theorists and to patriarchy" - Michael Boyd, Artistic Director RSC
Cleopatra, La Pucelle, Ophelia, Shaw's St. Joan and Ibsen's Hedda -
a handful of seminal roles for women in the classical canon. Janet
Suzman has played them all and directed some. Here she examines
their complexity and explores why only Cleopatra has an
independence that allows her to speak to modern women.
None of these, regrettably, matches up to a Hamlet, but as she is
grateful for the parts he did write, Suzman feels a lightly-barbed
attack on those who doubt Shakespeare's authorship is way overdue.
She also takes issue with received ideas on boy-actors playing
mature women in Shakespeare's company, and reflects on how female
characters in classical drama have not been on a level with their
male counterparts. Today, on TV, film and the stage, this remains
the case. Not Hamlet but Hamlette, please.
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