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A Splendid Adventure: Australian Suffrage Theatre on the World Stage

A Splendid Adventure: Australian Suffrage Theatre on the World Stage

Bradley Smith, Susan

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralPlaysWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 1906165904
ISBN13: 9781906165901
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
Published: Aug 31 2020
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.61
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Australia led the world in the achievement of woman's suffrage and the nation's cultural history reflects this ambitious and progressive atmosphere. The impressive achievements of suffrage feminists in Australian theatre, however, are an untold story, as is their contribution to the development of international women's theatre of the time. A Splendid Adventure brings these experiences and experiments to light through a group biography exploring the theatrical careers of Katharine Susannah Prichard, Stella Miles Franklin, and Inez Isabel Bensusan. Chosen because of their expatriate involvement in the women's movement, their international profile as enfranchised Australian women, and their exceptional contribution to both the development of Australian drama and international feminist theatre, these women embody the energies and passions of Australian suffrage playwrights. The biographies of these major figures are accompanied by the dramatic stories of the New Women playwrights, the theatrical endeavours of women university students, and a consideration of international feminist theatre on tour in Australia, including the work of migrant suffragette Adela Pankhurst. The volume also includes the full text of a play by each playwright. Australian suffrage playwrights emerge from this study as exceptional feminists, expatriates, and theatre workers, whose splendid adventures have considerable implications for international women's theatre, feminist dramatic criticism, and Australian theatre historiography.

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