Theatre of the People - Donald Wolfits Shakespearean Productions 1937-1953

Informationen zum Autor The late Laurence Raw (1959-2018) published in the field of film adaptations and performance and taught English at Bäkent University, Ankara, Turkey. Klappentext This book looks at how performances of Shakespeare in the Second World War (and post-war years) not only commented on the strife happening outside the theatre, but drew audiences together in a shared sense of community as a way of resisting the enemy. This examination is through the lens of one particular theatre actor/manager, Donald Wolfit, whose productions were extremely popular at the time. Wolfit was the model for "Sir" in Ronald Harwood's play The Dresser and is remembered fondly by British audiences.

Product details

• Authors: Laurence Raw, Raw Laurence
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2016
• EAN: 9781442257344
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5734-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Theatre Direction & Production, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Theatre direction and production, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean