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Right-wing theatre projects are not mentioned in previous studies of popular and mass theatre in France. This chapter tells their story, counter-balancing the previous two chapters by exploring the development of theatre by French right-wing groups from the fin-de-siècle to the late 1930s. Here a strong case is made for exploring the right’s conception and realization of popular and mass theatre, whether in the royalist satire and carnivalesque street politics of Action Française, or in the plays, films, and mass spectacles of the Parti Social Français. Highlighting connections between fascist film and theatre in France, Italy, and Germany, the chapter also draws on new archival material to illuminate the role of cultural networks in creating right-wing ‘counter-communities’ in the interwar years.
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Wardhaugh, J. (2017). The Art of Counter-Revolution: From Royalist Satire to Fascist Mass Spectacle. In: Popular Theatre and Political Utopia in France, 1870—1940. Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59855-4_7
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