British Theatre and the Red Peril - The Portrayal of Communism 1917-1945

Informationen zum Autor Steve Nicholson is Professor of 20th-Century and Contemporary Theatre! and Director of Drama! in the School of English at the University of Sheffield. He is the series editor for Exeter Performance Studies and the author of UEP's four-volume series Censorship of British Drama 1900-1968. Klappentext British Theatre and the Red Peril examines how communism was portrayed in plays in the British theatre between 1917 and 1945! and how at a time when the capitalist system seemed on the verge of collapse! the theatre played a significant part in communicating and manipulating political propaganda in order to influence audiences. Zusammenfassung British Theatre and the Red Peril examines how communism was portrayed in plays in the British theatre between 1917 and 1945! and how at a time when the capitalist system seemed on the verge of collapse! the theatre played a significant part in communicating and manipulating political propaganda in order to influence audiences.

Product details

• Authors: Prof. Steve Nicholson, Steve Nicholson
• Publisher: University Of Exeter Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1999
• EAN: 9780859896375
• ISBN: 978-0-85989-637-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Exeter Performance Studies; Exeter Performance Studies (Ha; Exeter Performance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries