Peering Behind the Curtain
Disability, Illness, and the Extraordinary Body in Contemporary Theatre
Edited by Kimball King, Tom Fahy
Series: Studies in Modern Drama
List Price: $90.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-92997-4
- Binding: Hardback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 02/08/2002
- Pages: 288
- Trim Size: 6 x 9
About the Book
This volume addresses disability in theater, and features all new work, including critical essays, interviews, personal essays, and an original play. It fills a gap in scholarship while promoting the profile of disability in theater. Peering Behind the Curtain examines the issues surrounding disability in many well-known plays, including Children of a Lesser God, The Elephant Man, 'night Mother, and Wit, as well as an original play by James McDonald.You may also be interested in:
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