Member Publication – Githa Sowerby: Three Plays
Githa Sowerby: Three Plays
Rutherford and Son, A Man and Some Women, The Stepmother
Edited by J. Ellen Gainor
414 pages | $19.95 print | $13.95 eBook
This edition provides important historical contexts for Sowerby’s vivid domestic dramas that explore timely questions of capitalism, feminism, and personal freedom.
“This collection is a revelation. It brings a new awareness of the full range of Sowerby’s playwriting, including her groundbreaking play Rutherford and Son and two others that few will have encountered. Through J. Ellen Gainor’s skillful editing and expertise, the book also shows what riches can emerge when theatre scholars join forces with theatre makers to recover ‘neglected’ plays and illuminate their continued relevance to our own times. Here is an outstanding example of the vital role of performance in the recovery of ‘lost’ play texts.” — Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr, University of Oxford