Theatre Workshop
University of Exeter Press (Verlag)
978-0-85989-760-0 (ISBN)
Robert Leach has provided the definitive account in this first full-length study of Theatre Workshop and the methods of its director from 1945 to 1965, Joan Littlewood. His book provides the historical and political context needed by theatre studies students (both school and university), who frequently encounter Oh What a Lovely War as part of their courses.
Robert Leach is a theatre scholar and a practising theatre director; he teaches acting at the Cumbria Institute for the Arts; he has taught drama at the universities of Edinburgh and Birmingham. His many successful theatre books have concentrated on revolutionary and political theatre, most recently Makers of Modern Theatre (Routledge, 2004).
Contents: 1. Before Theatre Workshop: Politics and Performance, 1930-1945; Class against class; The world of the theatre; Workers' theatre; The challenge of fascism; Slow approach of war; 2. Theatre Workshop 1945-1953: Political Theatre; Days of hope; Days of disappointment; The plays of Ewan MacColl; Actor training; 3. Theatre Workshop 1953-1956; New Elizabethans; Stratford East; Matters financial; The Theatre Workshop actor; 4. Theatre Workshop 1956-1964: Popular Theatre; Never had it so good?; The royal smut hound; New plays; Joan Littlewood, director; Staging the plays; 5. After Theatre Workshop: Meanings and Legacy; The final years; Meanings; Legacies.
| Reihe/Serie | Exeter Performance Studies |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Exeter |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
| ISBN-10 | 0-85989-760-5 / 0859897605 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-85989-760-0 / 9780859897600 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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