Abstract
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-siecle 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 Francaise, or in the plays, films, and mass spectacles of the Parti Social Francais. 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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