| Description |
1 online resource (86 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction / Ralph Yarrow -- Stone idols -- The beauty parlour -- Critical reflection : When the Stone idols fall / Chandrika Balan -- Stone idols : structure as theme / Sreedevi K. Nari -- The theatre's second coming / Haridasan -- The beauty parlour : problematizing the body / C.S. Venkiteswarn |
| Summary |
The plays in this collection reflect on the political and social issues of contemporary Indian society. Stone Idols retells the story of Buddha through the experience of an actress in a theatre group. The play addresses the complexities of self and identity while deconstructing the mythical story of Buddha. The Beauty Parlour shows the contradictions of an urban middle class girl who is victimized by the male gaze and market economy. The play is set in an Indian urban metropolis where the cen .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Plays, playscripts.
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Theatre studies.
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Manners and customs
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| SUBJECT |
India -- Social life and customs -- 21st century -- Drama
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| Subject |
India
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| Genre/Form |
Drama
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nair, Sreenath.
Stone idols
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Nair, Sreenath.
Beauty parlour
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| ISBN |
9781443864114 |
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1443864110 |
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1306992176 |
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9781306992176 |
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