{"product_id":"theatrical-unrest-9781138914315","title":"Theatrical Unrest","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the 2017 Theatre Book Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it about theatre, compared to other kinds of cultural representation, which provokes such a powerful reaction? \u003ci\u003eTheatrical Unrest\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing episodes of unrest in theatrical history from an Elizabethan uprising over Shakespeare''s \u003ci\u003eRichard II\u003c\/i\u003e to Sikhs in revolt at Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti''s \u003ci\u003eBehzti\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheatrical Unrest is an absorbing account of the explosive impact of performance, and an essential read f\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Raising the Dead: The Essex Rebellion of 1601 and Shakespeare’s \u003ci\u003eKing Richard II\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Passion and Revolt: Thomas Otway, \u003ci\u003eVenice Preserv’d\u003c\/i\u003e and the 1795 Westminster Riot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: ‘The Drama’s laws the Drama’s Patrons give’: The Covent Garden Old Price Riots of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1809. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: ‘The Most Important Occasion of the Century’: Victor Hugo and the 1830 Battle of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHernani\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Theatre’s Bloodiest Night: The New York Riots of 1849. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Stand-off at Primrose Hill: The Shakespeare Tercentenary of 1864. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Representing a Nation: the Dublin Abbey Theatre Riots of 1907 and 1926. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: The French Republic under siege\u003ci\u003e: Coriolanus\u003c\/i\u003e in Paris, February 1934. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: Dishonour and Sacred Space: \u003ci\u003eBehzti \u003c\/i\u003ein Birmingham,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e2004. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407234802007,"sku":"9781138914315","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/theatrical-unrest-9781138914315","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}