Cambridge Companion to British Theatre Since 1945

"British theatre underwent a vast transformation and expansion in the decades after World War II. This Companion ranges beyond plays alone to guide students through the historical, social and political contexts that enabled and shaped such significant change"--

List of contents

Introduction: Jen Harvie and Dan Rebellato; Part I. Theatre Makers: 1. Playwrights: collectivity and collaboration Dan Rebellato; 2. Directors: organisation, authorship and social production Tom Cornford; 3. Actors: a history of service Aoife Monks; Part II: Theatre Sectors: 4. West end and commercial theatre: crisis, change and continuity Rachel Clements; 5. Subsidised theatre: strength, elitism, metropolitanism, racism Jen Harvie; 6. The fringe: the rise and fall of radical alternative theatre Dan Rebellato and Jen Harvie; Part III. Theatre Communities: 7. Audiences: ownership, interaction, agency Helen Freshwater; 8. Black British theatre: blackouts and spotlights Vanessa Damilola Macaulay; 9. Queer theatre: reclaiming histories, historicising, and hope Sarah Jane Mullan; Part IV. Theatre and State: 10. Government, policy and censorship in post-war British theatre Louise Owen; 11. Buildings and the political economy of theatre financing in Britain Michael Mckinnie; 12. Regions and nations: the myth of levelling up Trish Reid; Acknowledgments.

About the author

JEN HARVIE is Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance at Queen Mary University of London. Her books include Fair Play – Art, Performance and Neoliberalism (2013), Staging the UK (2005), and The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance (2nd ed. 2014). She co-edits the book series Theatre &.DAN REBELLATO is Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway University of London. His books include 1956 and All That (1999), Modern British Playwriting 2000-2009 (2013), and Playwriting (2023). He co-edits the book series Theatre &. His many plays include Static and Chekhov in Hell.

Summary

British theatre underwent a vast transformation and expansion in the decades after World War II. This Companion ranges beyond plays alone to guide students through the historical, social and political contexts that enabled and shaped such significant change.

Product details

• Authors: Jen (Queen Mary University of London) Rebe Harvie, Jen Rebellato Harvie
• Assisted by: Jen Harvie (Editor), Jen (Queen Mary University of London) Harvie (Editor), Harvie Jen (Editor), Dan Rebellato (Editor), Dan (Royal Holloway Rebellato (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781108421805
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42180-5
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance; Cambridge Companions to Theatr
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Theatre Studies, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Society and culture: general, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)