A Life in Three Acts

Ravenhill, Mark; Bourne, Bette

ISBN 10 : 1408125218 ISBN 13 : 9781408125212

Editeur : Methuen Drama, 2009

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

With honesty, humour and occasional anger, performer Bette Bourne tells the playwright Mark Ravenhill about his brave and flamboyant life. Crafted from transcripts of a series of long, private conversations, actor Bette Bourne reminisces and replays scenes from his life from a postwar childhood, a stint as a classical actor in the late 60s, to living in a drag commune in Notting Hill and being an active member of the Gay Liberation Front. Bette then talks about his touring with the New York based Hot Peaches cabaret group and founding his own cabaret troop, Bloolips, which redefined the term gay theatre by creating their very own unique celebration of dramatic and colourful homosexuality. The piece, in three parts, marks a different series of events in Bette's life to reveal both a portrait of a pioneering, radical individual and a historical document of the struggles and achievements of gay liberation.

Revue de presse :

'A Life in Three Acts is Mark Ravenhill's genial engagement with the life and times of actor, activist and drag queen Bette Bourne, and is a turnaround from the increasingly conceptual furrow the playwright has ploughed of late.' --Andrzej Lukowski, Metro (London) (24.9.09)

'...dull, it isn't - at least not to anyone with an interest in theatre history, working-class social history, gay rights, other people's families and sparkly frocks. By my reckoning, that covers pretty much most of the population.' --Lyn Gardner, Guardian (21.8.09)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Methuen Drama
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1408125218
• ISBN 13: 9781408125212
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 64