Shortlisted for the 2017 Theatre Book Prize What is it about
theatre, compared to other kinds of cultural representation, which
provokes such a powerful reaction? Theatrical Unrest tells the
compelling tales of ten riots whose cause lies on stage. It looks
at the intensity and evanescence of the live event and asks whether
theatre shares its unrepeatable quality with history. Tracing
episodes of unrest in theatrical history from an Elizabethan
uprising over Shakespeare's Richard II to Sikhs in revolt at
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's Behzti, Sean McEvoy chronicles a selection
of extreme public responses to this inflammatory art form. Each
chapter provides a useful overview of the structure and
documentation of one particular event, juxtaposing eyewitness
accounts with newspaper reports and other contemporary narratives.
Theatrical Unrest is an absorbing account of the explosive impact
of performance, and an essential read for anyone interested in
theatre's often violent history.
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