Author: Little Theatre (BRISTOL)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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A Short History of Bristol's Little Theatre
Author: Little Theatre (BRISTOL)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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The Repertory Movement
Author: George RowellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521319195
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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This is an account of the origins, development and current state of the repertory theatre movement in Britain. The movement had its roots in ideas, experiments and traditions stretching back into the nineteenth century, and first found its voice in 1907 with Miss Horniman's company in Manchester. Since then it has played a vital - often a dominant - role in British twentieth-century theatre. As a method of theatre organisation, repertory refers to those theatres based primarily in the regions, housing a resident acting company and seeking to maintain each season a programme of plays catering for the tastes of the whole community. But the theory has never been dogmatic and the movement has evolved from a gamut of complex factors, not least the visions of particular personalities. Major landmarks in the history include the effects of the two World Wars, the advent of substantial state funding for the Arts, the growth of cinema and television and the renewal of theatre's link with the community in the form of such initiatives as Theatre- in-Education. The history concludes with a detailed study of six representative regional theatres: The Nottingham Playhouse; The Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow; The Salisbury Playhouse; The Victoria Theatre, Stoke; The Everyman, Liverpool; and The Royal Exchange, Manchester. Appendixes include a Chronology, sample repertory programmes from the period, audience attendance figures and some comparative statistics about funding. Interspersed through the text are photographs of selected theatre exteriors, auditoria, stages and productions.
The Play Pictorial
Author: English Drama, 1900-1930
Author: Allardyce NicollPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 9780521129473
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1112
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Curtain
Author: Annual Publication
Author: Society for Theatre ResearchPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Twentieth-Century British Theatre
Author: Claire CochranePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139502131
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
In this book, Claire Cochrane maps the experience of theatre across the British Isles during the twentieth century through the social and economic factors which shaped it. Three topographies for 1900, 1950 and 2000 survey the complex plurality of theatre within the nation-state which at the beginning of the century was at the hub of world-wide imperial interests and after one hundred years had seen unprecedented demographic, economic and industrial change. Cochrane analyses the dominance of London theatre, but redresses the balance in favour of the hitherto marginalised majority experience in the English regions and the other component nations of the British political construct. Developments arising from demographic change are outlined, especially those relating to the rapid expansion of migrant communities representing multiple ethnicities. Presenting fresh historiographic perspectives on twentieth-century British theatre, the book breaks down the traditionally accepted binary oppositions between different sectors, showing a broader spectrum of theatre practice.
The Player's Library and Bibliography of the Theatre
Author: S.A. Pictorical
Author: The Mask
Author: Edward Gordon CraigPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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