The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre

International in scope, this book is designed to be the pre-eminent reference work on the English-speaking theatre in the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, it consists of some 2500 entries written by 280 contributors from 20 countries which include not only top-level experts, but, uniquely, leading professionals from the world of theatre. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in theatre, it includes: - Overviews of major concepts, topics and issues; - Surveys of theatre institutions, countries, and genres; - Biographical entries on key performers, playwrights, directors, designers, choreographers and composers; - Articles by leading professionals on crafts, skills and disciplines including acting, design, directing, lighting, sound and voice.

Product details

• Authors: Colin Chambers, Colin (EDT) Chambers
• Assisted by: Colin Chambers (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.05.2006
• EAN: 9781847140012
• ISBN: 978-1-84714-001-2
• No. of pages: 896
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works