Gagging for it: irony, innuendo and the politics of subversion in women’s comic performance on the post-1880 London music-hall stage and its resonance in contemporary practice
PhD thesis
Beale, S. 2018. Gagging for it: irony, innuendo and the politics of subversion in women’s comic performance on the post-1880 London music-hall stage and its resonance in contemporary practice. PhD thesis Middlesex University Theatre Arts
Type | PhD thesis |
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Title | Gagging for it: irony, innuendo and the politics of subversion in women’s comic performance on the post-1880 London music-hall stage and its resonance in contemporary practice |
Authors | Beale, S. |
Abstract | This thesis focuses on women performing comedy on the London music-hall stage after 1880, examining performers including Bessie Bellwood, Marie Lloyd, Marie Loftus, Maidie Scott, Vesta Victoria and Nellie Wallace. The work of these |
Research Group | Theatre Arts group |
Department name | Theatre Arts |
Institution name | Middlesex University |
Publication dates | |
15 Mar 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 15 Mar 2018 |
Accepted | 26 Feb 2018 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Language | English |
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