Doing What Comes Naturally? Women and Devising in the UK Today

Alex Mermikides, Jackie Smart

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Abstract

In a 1998 essay on devising theatre in the UK, Alison Oddey refers to “the seemingly natural relationship between women and devised theatre in the 1970s,” which, she suggests, arose “out of a climate which encouraged women to find a voice together through the collective, democratic process of devising.” In this chapter we revisit Oddey’s claim, analysing how the politics of gender intersect with the material practices of performance-making in the UK today and asking whether the notion that devising is a “natural” way for women to work creatively together, retains any credence.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9781137603272
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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