Russia, Freaks and Foreigners: Three Performance Texts

By James MacDonald

Russia, Freaks and Foreigners is a collection of three thematically linked plays set against the backdrop of a fractured, post-Soviet Russian society. Written by acclaimed playwright James MacDonald, who has cerebral palsy, these performance texts critique accepted notions of normality within authority, offering various models of difference--physical, cultural, and moral--and their stories of dislocation. Their themes, contextualized here by companion essays, expand the boundaries of British drama and connect to the comic grotesque tradition by giving the "abnormal" a broad appeal. Russia, Freaks and Foreigners is a daring portrayal of disability from the inside.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841501867
• ISBN13: 9781841501864
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 8.8"