Staging Shakespearian Dissent
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Historian Tom Holland, actor Simon Callow, Brazil's controversial director Roberto Alvim and Bollywood's Aparna Sen all talk Shakespeare, protest and dissent in the latest issue of Index on Censorship.
The magazine takes a look at how staging Shakespeare has allowed directors to tackle issues that would have otherwise been censored in countries around the world. Also John McNamara, scriptwriter for new film Trumbo, talks about what Hollywood will and won't screen today.
Plus Argentina 40 years after the coup and interviews with singers Ramy Essam and Fermin Muguruza.
Contents
Editorial: Why Governments Fear Theatre More Than They Realise
Editorial: Why Governments Fear Theatre More Than They Realise
PART ONE: STAGING SHAKESPEAREAN DISSENT
- Rising Star
- When the Show Doesn’t Go On
- The Bard Meets Bollywood
- Lifting the Curtain on Zimbabwe
- Lend Me Your Ears
- Plays, Protests and the Censor’s Pencil
- The Play’s The Thing
- Morals Made To Measure
- Stripsearch
- The Writer of Our Discontent
- Star-Crossed Actors
- When the Dream Upset the Regime
- Say No Moor
- Global View
PART TWO: IN FOCUS
- Theatre Of War
- Beyond Belief
- Exposing History’s Faultlines
- Rainbow Warriors
- Hack Job
- “They Worried I’m Dangerous. I’m Absolutely Harmless”
- Tools and Tricks for Truth Seekers
- Your Television Is Watching You
- Tackling Trumbo
PART THREE: CULTURE
- Know Your Enemy
- Borderless Bard
- Singing for Tahrir
- Notes of Discord
- Index around the World
- Endnote
Description
Historian Tom Holland, actor Simon Callow, Brazil's controversial director Roberto Alvim and Bollywood's Aparna Sen all talk Shakespeare, protest and dissent in the latest issue of Index on Censorship.
The magazine takes a look at how staging Shakespeare has allowed directors to tackle issues that would have otherwise been censored in countries around the world. Also John McNamara, scriptwriter for new film Trumbo, talks about what Hollywood will and won't screen today.
Plus Argentina 40 years after the coup and interviews with singers Ramy Essam and Fermin Muguruza.
Contents
Editorial: Why Governments Fear Theatre More Than They Realise
Editorial: Why Governments Fear Theatre More Than They Realise
PART ONE: STAGING SHAKESPEAREAN DISSENT
- Rising Star
- When the Show Doesn’t Go On
- The Bard Meets Bollywood
- Lifting the Curtain on Zimbabwe
- Lend Me Your Ears
- Plays, Protests and the Censor’s Pencil
- The Play’s The Thing
- Morals Made To Measure
- Stripsearch
- The Writer of Our Discontent
- Star-Crossed Actors
- When the Dream Upset the Regime
- Say No Moor
- Global View
PART TWO: IN FOCUS
- Theatre Of War
- Beyond Belief
- Exposing History’s Faultlines
- Rainbow Warriors
- Hack Job
- “They Worried I’m Dangerous. I’m Absolutely Harmless”
- Tools and Tricks for Truth Seekers
- Your Television Is Watching You
- Tackling Trumbo
PART THREE: CULTURE
- Know Your Enemy
- Borderless Bard
- Singing for Tahrir
- Notes of Discord
- Index around the World
- Endnote
Staging Shakespearian Dissent
Plays that provoke, protest and slip by the censors
June 2016 | Sage UK
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 31/03/2026 | 9781473981119 | $22.00 |
Historian Tom Holland, actor Simon Callow, Brazil's controversial director Roberto Alvim and Bollywood's Aparna Sen all talk Shakespeare, protest and dissent in the latest issue of Index on Censorship.
The magazine takes a look at how staging Shakespeare has allowed directors to tackle issues that would have otherwise been censored in countries around the world. Also John McNamara, scriptwriter for new film Trumbo, talks about what Hollywood will and won't screen today.
Plus Argentina 40 years after the coup and interviews with singers Ramy Essam and Fermin Muguruza.
Table Of Contents:
- Editorial: Why Governments Fear Theatre More Than They Realise
- PART ONE: STAGING SHAKESPEAREAN DISSENT
- Rising Star
- When the Show Doesn’t Go On
- The Bard Meets Bollywood
- Lifting the Curtain on Zimbabwe
- Lend Me Your Ears
- Plays, Protests and the Censor’s Pencil
- The Play’s The Thing
- Morals Made To Measure
- Stripsearch
- The Writer of Our Discontent
- Star-Crossed Actors
- When the Dream Upset the Regime
- Say No Moor
- Global View
- PART TWO: IN FOCUS
- Theatre Of War
- Beyond Belief
- Exposing History’s Faultlines
- Rainbow Warriors
- Hack Job
- “They Worried I’m Dangerous. I’m Absolutely Harmless”
- Tools and Tricks for Truth Seekers
- Your Television Is Watching You
- Tackling Trumbo
- PART THREE: CULTURE
- Know Your Enemy
- Borderless Bard
- Singing for Tahrir
- Notes of Discord
- Index around the World
- Endnote