The Time Traveller s Guide to British Theatre The First Four Hundred Years 1st Edition by Aleks Sierz, Lia Ghilardi ISBN 1783192089 978-1783192083
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ISBN 10: 1783192089
ISBN 13: 978-1783192083
Author: Aleks Sierz, Lia Ghilardi
“Never before have I chortled and marvelled my way through anything quite so informative and entertaining and for the authors to have done both with such aplomb is quite an achievement…” – The Stage
“This book is the perfect introduction to British theatre…even those who know a great deal about the subject will be entertained and learn a great deal as they enjoy this page turner.” – British Theatre Guide
British theater is booming. But where do these beautiful buildings and exciting plays come from? And when did the story start? The Time-Traveller’s Guide to British Theatre is a celebratory depiction of five centuries of British theatrical creativity from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II, from Shakespeare to Sir Laurence Olivier.
Table of contents:
Introduction: The Main Argument of the Book, with a Few Notes on What the Romans Did for Us
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The Middle Ages: Minstrels, Mystery Plays and Pageants
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Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theatre (1558–1603)
James Burbage the entrepreneur. The Globe, The Rose, and London’s Bankside. Playwrights: Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe.
Case studies: Thomas Heywood, Shakespearean bawdy, the Globe rebuilt, and Richard II in Essex’s rebellion. -
Jacobean and Caroline Theatre (1603–1642)
Stuart patronage and indoor theatres. Masques, revenge tragedy, and cavalier playwrights: Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Richard Brome.
Case studies: John Webster’s White Devil, City Comedy, censorship, and Puritanism. -
Restoration Theatre (1660–1707)
Rival companies and French influence. William Wycherley, William Congreve, John Vanbrugh. Dryden and neo-classicism.
Case studies: Nell Gwynne and women actors (Mrs Barry), George Farquhar, Aphra Behn. -
Georgian Theatre (1707–1795)
Theatres: Drury Lane, Covent Garden, Haymarket, Bristol Old Vic. David Garrick, Charles Macklin, Sarah Siddons.
Case studies: Licensing Act (1737), the Shakespeare industry, Ira Aldridge, The Beggar’s Opera, Richmond Yorks theatre. -
Regency Theatre (1795–1837)
Rise of the West End. Sheridan’s School for Scandal, Edmund Kean, the Kembles, Joe Grimaldi.
Case studies: Critics, music hall, Price Riots at Covent Garden. -
Victorian Theatre (1837–1901)
Macready, Ellen Terry, Henry Irving. Melodrama, manners, and spectacle. Dion Boucicault, Oscar Wilde.
Case studies: Tom Robertson’s Caste, J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. -
Edwardian Theatre (1901–1918)
Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Court Theatre and Harley Granville Barker seasons. Rise of regional repertory.
Case studies: Vesta Tilley and the music hall. -
Interwar Theatre (1918–1945)
Noel Coward, Terence Rattigan, J.B. Priestley, Sean O’Casey. Gielgud and Thorndike.
Case studies: The Vortex, Journey’s End, Rookery Nook, Unity Theatre. -
Postwar Theatre (1945–1979). Part One
State-subsidised theatre, Olivier, Angry Young Men, National Theatre, RSC, alternative theatres.
Case studies: Look Back in Anger, Theatre Workshop, Saved, abolition of censorship, What the Butler Saw, Edinburgh Festival, Marat/Sade. -
Postwar Theatre (1945–1979). Part Two
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Theatre after Thatcher (1979–2010)
Blockbuster musicals, women playwrights, In-Yer-Face Theatre, political/verbatim drama.
Case studies: East Is East, Behzti, new Black and Asian playwrights, national treasures: Alan Bennett, Tom Stoppard, Michael Frayn.
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