British Theatre and Performance 1900-1950

British theatre from 1900 to 1950 has been subject to radical re-evaluation with plays from the period setting theatres alight and gaining critical acclaim once again; this book explains why, presenting a comprehensive survey of the theatre and how it shaped the work that followed. Rebecca D''Monte examines how the emphasis upon the working class, ''angry'' drama from the 1950s has led to the neglect of much of the century''s earlier drama, positioning the book as part of the current debate about the relationship between war and culture, the middlebrow, and historiography. In a comprehensive survey of the period, the book considers: - the Edwardian theatre; - the theatre of the First World War, including propaganda and musicals; -the interwar years, the rise of commercial theatre and influence of Modernism; - the theatre of the Second World War and post-war period.Essays from leading scholars Penny Farfan, Steve Nicholson and Claire Cochrane give further critical perspectives on the period''s theatre and demonstrate its relevance to the drama of today. For anyone studying 20th-century British Drama this will prove one of the foundational texts.>

About the author

Rebecca D'Monte is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her publications include Cool Britannia? British Political Drama in the 1990s, co-edited with Graham Saunders.

Summary

British theatre from the first half of the twentieth century is undergoing a critical reevaluation, with many high-profile theatre revivals of plays from the period in recent years. This book explains why by an examination of the variety of work from this period and how it shaped what followed.

Product details

• Authors: &apos, D&apos, Rebecca D'Montae, Dr. Rebecca D'Monte, Rebecca D'Monte, Dr. Rebecca D''monte, Rebecca D''Monte, D'Monte Rebecca, Dr. Rebecca monte
• Assisted by: Patrick Lonergan (Editor), Kevin J. Wetmore Jr (Editor)
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.02.2015
• EAN: 9781408174920
• ISBN: 978-1-4081-7492-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Critical Companions; Critical Companions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, 20th Century, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Theatre Studies, United Kingdom, Great Britain