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Treading the bawds breaks the traditional boundaries that have separated the histories of the first actresses and the early female playwright. This is a story of collaboration and influence, played out on the seventeenth-century London stage as women’s words and women’s bodies come together for the first time.

Trade Review
"As a polemical act of revision, 'Treading the Bawds' gives the study of this period in theatre history a welcome jolt." Michael Caines, "Always the Way", The Times Literary Supplement, March 9th 2007.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part One: Background
1. In the company of women
2. United we stand
3. Control and influence on the Late Stuart Stage
Part Two: The Players’ Company at Lincoln’s Inn Fields
4. New moves, new voices
5. Competition and criticism
6. Re-forming the stage
7. Old stories, new histories
8. Certainly not a conclusion
Bibliography

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719072512, 978-0719072512
      ISBN10: 0719072514

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Treading the bawds breaks the traditional boundaries that have separated the histories of the first actresses and the early female playwright. This is a story of collaboration and influence, played out on the seventeenth-century London stage as women’s words and women’s bodies come together for the first time.

      Trade Review
      "As a polemical act of revision, 'Treading the Bawds' gives the study of this period in theatre history a welcome jolt." Michael Caines, "Always the Way", The Times Literary Supplement, March 9th 2007.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      Acknowledgements
      Part One: Background
      1. In the company of women
      2. United we stand
      3. Control and influence on the Late Stuart Stage
      Part Two: The Players’ Company at Lincoln’s Inn Fields
      4. New moves, new voices
      5. Competition and criticism
      6. Re-forming the stage
      7. Old stories, new histories
      8. Certainly not a conclusion
      Bibliography

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