A good night out for the girls : popular feminisms in contemporary theatre and performance
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A good night out for the girls : popular feminisms in contemporary theatre and performance
（Performance interventions）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-205) and index
Contents: Introduction: "a good night out for the girls" -- Jam and Jerusalem/sentimentality and feminism: Calendar girls -- Roaring women and class acts: The naked truth and the Chippendales' Ultimate girls night out -- Age liberation: Susan Boyle, "Grumpy old women" and Virginia Ironside's monologues -- Once more with feeling: Joanna Murray-Smith's The female of the species and Nic Green's trilogy -- Work, family, romance and the utopian sensibilities of the chick megamusical Mamma Mia! -- The ghosts of new burlesque -- Entertaining others: Shappi Khorsandi and Andi Osho -- "Are we there yet?": final reflections & Marisa Carnesky's Ghost train