The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage

Account of the leading forum of the modern stage; includes Foreword by former Director of the Royal Court, Max Stafford-Clark.

Sommario

Foreword Max Stafford-Clark; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Biographical notes; Preface; Introduction: abortive schemes, 1951-4; 1. Coincidences, 1954-6; 2. The struggle for control, 1956-60; 3. Conflict and competition, 1960-5; 4. A socialist theatre, 1965-9; 5. A humanist theatre, 1969-75; 6. Changing places, 1975-9; 7. Theatre in a cold climate, 1980-6; 8. Holding on, 1987-93; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Philip Roberts was born in Ferndale, Rhondda. Son of a shoemaker, he attended Ferndale Grammar School and subsequently, after National Service, attended Trinity College, Carmarthen and obtained a Teaching Certificate. Later, he obtained a Humanities Degree with the Open University. He taught English at Llanrumney High School, Cardiff, for 27 years.

Riassunto

The Royal Court Theatre produced some of the most influential plays in modern theatre, including works of Brenton, Churchill, Bond and Osborne. In this account, from 1956 to 1998, Philip Roberts employs unpublished archives and interviews and includes a Foreword by the former Director of the Royal Court, Max Stafford-Clark.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Philip Roberts, Roberts Philip
• Con la collaborazione di: David Bradby (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.11.1999
• EAN: 9780521479622
• ISBN: 978-0-521-47962-2
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Peso: 460 g
• Illustrazioni: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Modern Th; Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; London, Greater London, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)