| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiv, 532 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge histories online |
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Cambridge histories online
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| Contents |
v. 3. 1895-1946 -- British theatre, 1895-1946: art, entertainment, audiences -- an introduction / Dennis Kennedy -- The London stage, 1895-1918 / Thomas Postlewait -- Provincial stages, 1900-1934: touring and early repertory theatre / VIV Gardner -- Popular theatre, 1895-1940 / Sophie Nield -- Case study: Cicely Hamilton's Diana of Dobson's, 1908 / Christine Dymkowski -- A critical year in perspective: 1926 / Steve Nicholson -- The London stage, 1918-1945 / Maggie B. Gale -- Social commitment and aesthetic experiment, 1895-1946 / Mick Wallis -- Scottish and Welsh Theatres, 1895-2002 -- Towards national identities: theatre in Scotland / Jan McDonald -- Case study: Ena Lamont Stewart's Men Should Weep, 1947 / Nadine Holdsworth -- Towards national identities: Welsh theatres / Ioan Williams -- Case study: refashioning a myth, performances of the tale of Blodeuwedd / Hazel Walford Davies -- 1940-2002 -- British theatre, 1940-2002: an introduction / Baz Kershaw -- The establishment of mainstream theatre, 1946-1979 / John Bull -- Alternative theatres, 1946-2000 / Baz Kershaw -- Developments in the profession of theatre, 1946-2000 / Colin Chambers -- Case study: Theatre Workshop's Oh What a Lovely War, 1963 / Derek Paget -- 1979 and after: a view / Vera Gottlieb -- British theatre and commerce, 1979-2000 / Stephen Lacey -- New theatre for new times: decentralisation, innovation and pluralism, 1975-2000 / Simon Jones -- Theatre in Scotland in the 1990s and beyond / Adrienne Scullion -- Theatre in Wales in the 1990s and beyond / Roger Owen -- English theatre in the 1990s and beyond / Liz Tomlin |
| Summary |
This volume explores the rich and complex histories of English, Scottish and Welsh theatres in the period 1896-2002. Original essays by leading historians and critics investigate the major aspects of theatrical performance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Theater -- Great Britain -- History
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Theater
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kershaw, Baz
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| ISBN |
9781139054072 |
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1139054074 |
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9780511467400 |
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0511467400 |
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9781139054072 |
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