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British Theatre. Sarah Daniels' Masterpieces. UNED © 2025 by Abdón Tobarias Ruiz is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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Masterpieces
Sarah Daniels
IMPRESSION
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CONCEPT MAP
SARAH DANIELS
MASTERPIECES
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CONTEXT
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CONTEXT
Sparks activism across society and theatre
2nd wave of feminism1960s & 70s
Deconstruction of patriarcal sexual difference. Productions and scripts trigger consciousness of women as women. Women characters in subject position.
Helen Keyssar
History = HIS' story. Feminist theatre VS linearity as weapon
Elaine Aston
ELAINE ASTON
Helene Keyssar
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CONTEXT
Politics and theatre were dominated by middle-class male voices
Until 1970s & 80s
THE GENDERING OF POLITICAL THEATRE
Between 1982-83: 1,024 plays performed in Great Britain - only 11% written by women
Representations of women's theatre
In small venues. More collaborative and democratic. VS hierarchical (1 playwright / director). Domestic emancipation.
Production of women's theatre
Shift in women's status as both creators & spectators.
Overhaul
Thatcher's paradox
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CONTEXT
Underpinned by left-wing socialist beliefs. Margaret Thatcher's paradox: “I owe nothing to Women's Lib.”
Values of women's theatre
THE GENDERING OF POLITICAL THEATRE
1980s Britain was dominated by right-wing media. Hostile and dismissive to women's feminist theatre
Press
Gut reactions. Tendency to regard works such as "Masterpieces" as provocative, brutal, contentious and examples of radical feminism
Reviewers (cultural mediators)
Described as a blunt critique of male chauvinism. Accused of false connections between pornography and violence against women.
Masterpieces reception
Daniels'self-image
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CONTEXT
Male theatre = THEATRE. Women's theatre labelled as OTHER
Male VS female theatre
women's & feminist theatre. reception
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sarah daniels
Playwright, TV series and radio
Career
2 Most promising Playwright Awards, London Theatre Critics' Award, Drama Magazine Award & George Devine Award
Awards
Ripen Our Darkness (1981), Mah's Flesh is Grass (1983), The Devil's Gateway (1983), among others.
Other works
LIST of WORKS
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SARAH DANIELS
London 1951
Birth
LIFE AND CAREER
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SARAH DANIELS
her theatre
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MASTERPIECES
American feminist Andrea Dworkin's Pornogrphy: Men Possessing Women (1981)
Inspiration
A feminist-social realist drama with strong political overtones—designed to disrupt complacency and expose everyday patriarchal violence.
Possible classifications
Direct links between pornographic industry and violence against women
Connections
Tracy C. Davis
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MASTERPIECES (1983)
Great Britain, US, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Japan.
Representations
OVERVIEW
MASTERPIECES (1983)
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MAIN CHARACTERS
MASTERPIECES (1983)
As crucial as content. Purposeful deconstruction of cultural and social constructs through fragmentation and pacing.
FORM
Strategic use of comedy makes it difficult to regard the issues as proper political.
HUMOUR
Not representational & off-stage ("obskene," voice-overs and soundtracks). To avoid graphic victimisation narrative
PRESENTATIONAL REALISM
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Dislocation of chronological order. Back & forth, compressing & expanding flow of time. Monologues to break the conversational flows. Demands spectator's agility.
ORDER
FORM AND CONTENT
MASTERPIECES (1983)
CONCEPT MAP
1982's hitchhiker's assault and rape of a girl in Daniels' elementary school.
REAL FACTS
The same actor plays different roles during the performances. Not fixed identity, but performative.
MULTI-ROLE CAST
17 scenes. Development in CONCEPT MAP below.
STORYLINE
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Daniels weaves multiple roles and perspectives. Both complicity and resistance to patriarchy.
MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES
FORM AND CONTENT
YOUR REVIEWS
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1980'S REVIEWS
2018 review
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