Reappropriating the Pace-Egging tradition: Ewan MacColl’s St George and the Dragon
dc.contributor.author | Warden, Claire | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-02T15:15:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-02T15:15:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.description.abstract | Best known as a folk singer, Ewan MacColl wrote upwards of twenty plays; some of his most effective works are his adaptation plays, contemporary dramatic works using canonical playtexts as catalysts. In 1964–65 MacColl wrote a modernized version of the Lancastrian Pace-Egging Play, St. George and the Dragon. Taking this indigenous theatrical form, often associated with the industrial rather than rural landscape, MacColl wrote a play for and about the people, in a specific tradition of urban folk drama. By changing and modifying the traditional play, including new characters, and altering plot, the playwright was able to create a piece that specifically explores some of the key aspects of twentieth-century society. Furthermore, MacColl weaves in a highly politicized narrative thread that culminates in a call for revolutionary change. This unpublished play is a prime example of MacColl's “vandalism” of established forms. This article examines the play, presenting it as a key example of MacColl's experimental aesthetic, a way of appropriating techniques and narrative methods for a new audience, a new society, and a new political objective. | en |
dc.funder | N/A | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Warden, C. (2010) Reappropriating the pace-egging tradition: Ewan MacColl's St George and the Dragon. Modern Drama, 53 (2), pp. 232-243 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3138/md.53.2.232 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0026-7694 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2086/11566 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
dc.projectid | N/A | en |
dc.publisher | Modern Drama | en |
dc.researchgroup | Performance Research Group | en |
dc.subject | theatre | en |
dc.subject | avant-garde | en |
dc.title | Reappropriating the Pace-Egging tradition: Ewan MacColl’s St George and the Dragon | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
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