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‘A grand Christmas pantomime': Nancy Spain's Cinderella Goes to the Morgue

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Abstract

Exploring Nancy Spain’s appropriation of the fairy tale of Cinderella and its pantomime form, this essay traces both the antecedents of pantomime and the growing popularity of Cinderella as a pantomime; it considers the comedy that has its roots in the commedia dell’arte and French ‘night pieces’ and discusses how Spain draws on this tradition to recreate the world of pantomime in Cinderella Goes to the Morgue.

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Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 112-129

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/12/2020

Publication status

Published - 01/12/2020

Place of publication

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Publisher

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

ISBN (Print)

9781527559431

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/624672

Host publication title

Retelling Cinderella: Cultural and Creative Transformations

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