Crossing The Stage

Crossing the Stage brings together for the first time essays which explore cross-dressing in theatre, cabaret, opera and dance. The volume contains seminal pieces which have become standard texts in the field, as well as new work especially commissioned from leading writers on performance. Crossing the Stage encompasses: the cross-dressed actor in classical Greece the Renaissance tradition of adolescent boys playing female roles Restoration breeches roles' the contemporary phenomenon of voguing' and many other aspects of cross-dressing in performance. Crossing the Stage is an indispensable sourcebook on theatrical cross-dressing. It will be essential reading for all those interested in performance and the representation of gender.