Author Description

'performing Remains' Explores The Role Of The Fake, The False And The Faux In Contemporary Theatre. Divided Into Seven Essays, It Examines Both Contemporary And Historical Performance With A Wide Scope, Questioning The Importance Of Representation And Reassessing The Ritual Value Of Failure. Reenactment And Relative Pain -- Finding Faux Fathers -- In The Meantime: Performance Remains -- Poor, Poor Theatre -- Still Living -- Protest Now. Rebecca Schneider. Includes Bibliographical References (p. ]233]-250) And Index.