▁it ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁global ▁genre ▁ever ▁since . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁femin ist ▁theatre ' s ▁in ▁England ▁was ▁the ▁S ph inx ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁( origin ally ▁called ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Theatre ▁Group ). ▁Another ▁the ater ▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁that ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁also ▁called ▁itself ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Theatre ▁Group . ▁ ▁Ch alleng es ▁Fem in ist ▁theatre ▁faces ▁internal ▁and ▁external ▁challeng es , ▁starting ▁with ▁variable ▁mean ings ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁femin ist . ▁Since ▁its ▁on set , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁additional ▁direct ▁challeng es ▁rel ating ▁to ▁fund ing , ▁media ▁back l ash , ▁and ▁fit ▁within ▁existing ▁the ater ▁context s . ▁Third ▁wave ▁femin ism ▁had ▁different ▁goals ▁and ▁methods ▁than ▁second ▁wave ▁femin ism . ▁The ▁goals ▁of ▁femin ist ▁theatre ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁extreme , ▁including ▁expl oration ▁of ▁social ▁in just ices ▁and ▁in equal ities ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁identify ▁transform ative ▁possibilities ▁and ▁solutions . ▁Today , ▁gender ▁privile ge ▁and ▁bias ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁both ▁the ▁subject ▁and ▁the ▁challenge ▁for ▁femin ist ▁theatre . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Women ▁in ▁Theatre ▁Journal ▁ ▁The ▁Kil ro ys ▁ ▁How l round ▁Theatre ▁Commons ▁ ▁D rama ▁Online ▁Library : ▁Fem in ist ▁Theatre ▁ ▁Ad ela ide ▁Women ' s ▁Theatre ▁Group , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁- ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁ ▁Women ▁in ▁the ▁Arts ▁& ▁Media