Screen Plays - Theatre Plays on British Television

Screen plays is a ground-breaking volume thatchronicles the rich and surprising history of stage plays produced for the small screen between 1930 and today. The collection makes a compelling case for the centrality of the theatre to the past and present of British television drama.

About the author

Amanda Wrigley has held research posts on several AHRC-funded projects, including 'Screen Plays: Theatre Plays on British Television' (University of Westminster) and 'Harold Pinter: Histories and Legacies' (University of Reading).

John Wyver is Professor of the Arts on Screen at the University of Westminster. He is also Director, Screen Productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company and a writer and producer with the independent media company Illuminations.

Summary

Screen plays is a ground-breaking volume thatchronicles the rich and surprising history of stage plays produced for the small screen between 1930 and today. The collection makes a compelling case for the centrality of the theatre to the past and present of British television drama. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Amanda Wyver Wrigley
• Assisted by: Amanda Wrigley (Editor), Wrigley Amanda (Editor), John Wyver (Editor), Wyver John (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780719097928
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9792-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Media Studies, Theatre Management, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Direction & Production, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism, Cinematography, television camerawork, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, Theatre Studies, Theatre Direction & Production, Theatre direction and production