Staging Masculinities : History, Gender, Performance

"Staging Masculinities" is a critical history of the ways in which changing concepts of masculinity have been represented, explored and critiqued on mainstream Western and particularly English stages.

The study analyses a wide variety of plays and performances, ranging from medieval liturgical drama to contemporary West End hits, from "Henry V" to "Oleana", tracing a complex relationship between theatrical performance and gender performance.