Book excerpt: Annotation The Routledge Reader in Politics and Performancebrings together for the first time a comprehensive collection of extracts from key writings on politics, ideology, and performance. Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, and including new writings from leading scholars, the book provides material on:* post-coloniality and performance theory and practice* critical theories and performance* intercultural perspectives* power, politics and the theatre* sexuality in performance* live arts and the media* theatre games.