McAvinchey, Caoimhe, 1974-

Theatre & prison / Caoimhe McAvinchey. - Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xii, 92 p. ; 18 cm. - Theatre& . - Theatre&. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text investigates how theatre-makers stage questions about the use of prison in society. Using examples from popular culture, dramatic texts and applied theatre, it analyses how theatre and performance reveals economies of punishment, affects penal reform and both challenges and participates in narratives of reformation.

Specialized.

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Drama--History and criticism.--20th century
Drama--History and criticism.--21st century
Imprisonment in literature.
Prisons in literature.
Literature.

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