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None of Us is Yet a Robot

Five Performances on Gender Identity and the Politics of Transition

Emma Frankland author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:25th Jun '19

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Through a series of five performances, None of Us is Yet a Robot charts artist and performer Emma Frankland’s gender transition against the shifting social and political landscape of twenty-first century Britain.

Through a series of five performances, None of Us is Yet a Robot charts artist and performer Emma Frankland’s gender transition against the shifting social and political landscape of twenty-first century Britain.

‘Draws on a vital history of trans performance – an emerging canon that may no longer be ignored.’ – Morgan M Page, from her foreword


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Seven turbulent years. Five radical performances. One landmark publication.


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None of Us is Yet a Robot charts artist and performer Emma Frankland’s gender transition against a shifting social and political landscape, while grappling with the systematic erasure of trans history.


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Richly illustrated with images from the performances and designed in close collaboration with the author, the book is a new experience in itself as well as a vital document of Emma's groundbreaking work in theatre.


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Featuring introductions from foremost theatre practitioners, including Maddy Costa and Travis Alabanza, this collection of work is an evocative exploration of a trans experience in twenty-first century Britain.

‘Emma Frankland’s euphoric Rituals for Change is a near-perfect twinning of content and form. A hymn to mutability, an earthy, messy sacrament to constant evolution and alteration, it charts her gender transition in a series of gnomic, interlocking actions.’ * * * * * The Stage

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‘[Rituals for Change] is a private, beautiful, evocative piece of theatre. Tender, brave, and brilliant... It is storytelling at its simplest and bravest.’ British Theatre Guide

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'A wonderful, warm contemplation on change.' Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

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ISBN: 9781786826459

Dimensions: 210mm x 130mm x 16mm

Weight: 1g

224 pages