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RUSSIA, FREAKS AND FOREIGNERS
THREE PERFORMANCE TEXTS |
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James Macdonald |
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Paperback |
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£23.95 |
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ISBN 10: |
1841501867 |
ISBN 13: |
9781841501864 |
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INTELLECT BOOKS |
Pub. date: |
1 August, 2008 |
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128 |
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"Russia, Freaks and Foreigners" is a collection of three thematically linked plays set against the backdrop of a fractured, post-Soviet Russian society. The performance texts use comedy and an assortment of 'freakish' portrayals to explore what it means to be a member of society.Written by acclaimed playwright James MacDonald, who has cerebral palsy, these performance texts critique accepted notions of normality within authority, offering various models of difference - physical, cultural, and moral - and their stories of dislocation. Their themes, contextualized here by companion essays, expand the boundaries of British drama and connect to the comic grotesque tradition by giving the "abnormal" a broad appeal. The plays use post-Soviet culture to explore standard notions of difference, particularly physical and cultural. To date, MacDonald is one of only a few severely disabled playwrights to have his work staged and he deals with issues rarely covered in drama. "Russia, Freaks and Foreigners" is a daring portrayal of disability from the inside.It deals with issues little covered in drama. It offers a daring portrayal of disability from the inside.It provides inside knowledge of both Russians and disability by one of the few disabled playwrights whose work is regularly staged. |
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UK |
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Intellect Books |
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