Immigration and Contemporary British Theater: Finding a Home on the Stage (Postcolonial Studies)

Immigration and Contemporary British Theater: Finding a Home on the Stage analyzes how contemporary British theater has responded to post-war immigration to the United Kingdom through its depictions of home and domestic life. Bridging literary analysis, theater history, and migration studies, the book examines the ways that immigration to the United Kingdom has reshaped British theatrical culture and inspired new conceptions of Britishness and of communal belonging. Furthermore, it examines how immigrant theater artists from widely varying backgrounds (geographical, educational, cultural) have worked within and around existing theatrical institutions in Britain. Cover Contents Acknowledgments Illustration/Photo Credits Timeline Introduction Chapter One. Finding a Home on the Stage A Note on Terms Chapter Two. Narratives of Immigration and Theater in Postwar Britain Dueling Perceptions of Immigration Floods and Waves and Rivers, Oh My! The British Bulldog Is a Mutt Narratives and Numbers Chapter Three. Journeys and Arrivals “Gold in the Streets”: Myths of “Mother England” and the Shock of Arrival Cold in the Streets? Homeward Bound: The Dream of Return From Foothold to Bolthole Chapter Four. Patriarchy in Crisis Chapter Five. Different for Girls Social/Sexual Trauma and the Pressure to Be “a Good Girl” Conclusion Notes Introduction Chapter One: Finding a Home on the Stage Chapter Two: Narratives of Immigration and Theater in Postwar Britain Chapter Three: Journeys and Arrivals Chapter Four: Patriarchy in Crisis Chapter Five: Different for Girls Conclusion Bibliography Primary Sources Secondary Sources Reviews/Reports/Interviews Index Introduction Immigration and theatre histories in contemporary Britain Journeys and arrivals Patriarchy in crisis Different for girls Conclusion.