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Books on: british theatre

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Strategies of Political Theatre: Post-War British Playwrights

Book by Michael Patterson; Cambridge University Press, 2003

Subjects:

English Drama--20th Century--History And Criticism, Political Plays, English--History And Criticism, Politics And Literature--Great Britain--History--20th Century, Theater--Political Aspects--Great Britain--History--20th Century

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...years of political theatre, 1968-78, Theatre...John. Post-War British Theatre, London...a prospect, New Theatre Quarterly 33, February...Gillian. Feminism and theatre, Theatre Papers...the contemporary British theatre, Humanities...Hinchcliffe, A. J. British Theatre I950-I97...
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Thatcher's Theatre: British Theatre and Drama in the Eighties

Book by D. Keith Peacock; Greenwood Press, 1999

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English Drama--20th Century--History And Criticism, Theater And Society--Great Britain, Theater--Great Britain--History--20th Century, Theater--Political Aspects--Great Britain

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...In general the new British theatre was, in the late 1950s...issues and challenging British institutions. Until...institutional and fringe theatres were increasingly with...lesser extent, with theatre aesthetics. With a...no concern to the New British Theatre. Perhaps the...
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Harold Pinter and the New British Theatre

Book by D. Keith Peacock; Greenwood Press, 1997

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Drama, English Drama--20th Century--History And Criticism, Pinter, Harold--1930---Criticism And Interpretation

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...recognition of the growth of this new type of theatre, whose performances were given outside...institutional, and regional British theatre. The venues used by fringe theatre companies were arts labs, inspired...American Jim Haynes in 1968; studio theatres, such as the Institute for Contemporary...
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British Theatre and the Red Peril: The Portrayal of Communism, 1917-1945

Book by Steve Nicholson; University of Exeter Press, 1999

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Communism In Literature, English Drama--20th Century--History And Criticism, Theater--Great Britain--History--20th Century, Theater--Political Aspects--Great Britain--History--20th Century

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BRITISH THEATRE AND THE RED PERIL British Theatre and the Red Peril examines the portrayal of communism in plays written for the British theatre between 1917 and 1945, when contemporary commentators...
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British Realist Theatre: The New Wave in Its Context 1956-1965

Book by Stephen Lacey; Routledge, 1995

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...Gilliat, P. ed. 1959 Vital Theatre: A Symposium, Encore , May...London: Eyre Methuen. 1979 British Theatre since 1955: A Re...1986 Sex, Class and Realism: British Cinema 1956-63 , London: British Film Institute. Hillier...

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Journal Articles on: british theatre

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Alternatives within the Mainstream: British Black and Asian Theatres

Journal article by Steven Barfield; Theatre Notebook, Vol. 60, 2006

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Alternatives Within the Mainstream: British Black and Asian Theatres (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

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...Alternatives within the Mainstream: British Black and Asian Theatres...Alternatives Within the Mainstream: British Black and Asian Theatres Dimple Godiwala ed. Cambridge...celebrated founder of Talawa Theatre), comments on the back jacket...neglected, topic in contemporary British theatre. It is not only academics...
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Michael Patterson. Strategies of Political Theatre: Post-War British Playwrights

Journal article by Craig N. Owens; Comparative Drama, Vol. 39, 2005

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Books--Book reviews, Strategies of Political Theatre: Post-War British Playwrights (Book)--Book reviews

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...Patterson. Strategies of Political Theatre: Post-War British Playwrights. by Craig N. Owens...Political Theatre: Post-War British Playwrights. Cambridge Studies...Political Theatre: Post-War British Playwrights. In it, he presents...
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British Music Hall: An Illustrated History

Journal article by Graeme Cruickshank; Theatre Notebook, Vol. 61, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, British Music Hall: An Illustrated History (Book)--Book reviews, Fantasies of Empire: The Empire Theatre of Varieties and the Licensing Controversy of 1894 (Book)--Book reviews, Lions Comiques! (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

British Music Hall: An Illustrated History. by Graeme Cruickshank BRITISH MUSIC HALL: AN ILLUSTRATED...FANTASIES OF EMPIRE The Empire Theatre of Varieties and the Licensing...previous general histories of British music hall now being out of...
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The Outsider: The Michel Saint-Denis Archive: A Theatre Archive Project of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the University of Sheffield, and the British Library

Journal article by Ewan Jeffrey; Theatre Notebook, Vol. 60, 2006

Subjects:

British drama--Research, United Kingdom. British Library--Alliances and partnerships, United Kingdom. British Library--Collections and collecting, University of Sheffield--Alliances and partnerships, University of Sheffield--Collections and collecting

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...analysis of this vibrant period of British theatre history but also affords an insight...resource for scholars of post-war British theatre. What is particularly refreshing...assimilated into the post-war British theatre scene, with the result that...
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Is Mr. Euripides a Communist? the Federal Theatre Project's 1938 Trojan Incident

Journal article by Robert Davis; Comparative Drama, Vol. 44, 2010

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Artistic directors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Artistic directors--Practice, Arts organizations--Officials and employees, Broadway theater--Criticism and interpretation, Davis, Philip (British writer)--Criticism and interpretation, Davis, Philip (British writer)--Works, Dramatists--Criticism and interpretation, Dramatists--Works, Flanagan, Hallie--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Flanagan, Hallie--Practice, Playwrights--Criticism and interpretation, Playwrights--Works, The Trojan Incident (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, United States. Works Progress Administration. Federal Theatre Project--Officials and employees

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...People from the Federal Theatre Project (1936-1939...of the Modern European Theatre (New York: Coward...Greek Tragedy and the British Theatre, 1660-1914...and Rush Rehm, Radical Theatre: Greek Tragedy and the...popular on radio and the British amateur stage through...

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Magazine Articles on: british theatre

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Changing Stages: A View of the British and American Theatre in the Twentieth Century

Magazine article by Benjamin Ivry; American Theatre, Vol. 18, October 2001

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Books--Reviews, Changing Stages: A View of the British and American Theatre in the Twentieth Century (Book)--Reviews

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...CHANGING STAGES: A VIEW OF THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN THEATRE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by BENJAMIN...BOOK IS BY TWO INSIDERS IN THE British theatre, Richard Eyre, longtime...PBS in August, its a kind of British version of Siskel Ebert, with...
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Dead in Charge: The Corpse at the Controls of British Theatre

Magazine article by Howard Barker; New Statesman, Vol. 126, September 5, 1997

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British--Attitudes, Social realism--Influence, Theaters--Evaluation

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...the corpse at the controls of British theatre. by Howard Barker A noxious odour hangs over the English theatre, a miasma of corruption and decay...aesthetic that has governed the English theatre for nearly 50 years and which...
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Ballet British Columbia, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada, January 22-24, 1998

Magazine article by Deborah Meyers; Dance Magazine, Vol. 72, May 1998

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Ballet British Columbia--Performances, Dancing--Performances

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Ballet British Columbia, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada, January 22-24, 1998. by Deborah...Ballet BC), and Adrian (Angel on Earth) (1997, for Dance Theatre of Harlem) constitute a trilogy representing years of development...
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McBurney Meets Miller: The Acclaimed British Experimentalist Stretches an American Classic to New Dimensions

Magazine article by Carol Rocamora; American Theatre, Vol. 25, December 2008

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All My Sons (Play)--Planning, Drama--Planning, Dramatists--Joint ventures, Dramatists--Works, Mcburney, Simon--Joint ventures, Mcburney, Simon--Works, Miller, Arthur (American physician)--Joint ventures, Miller, Arthur (American physician)--Works, Plays--Planning, Playwrights--Joint ventures, Playwrights--Works, Theatrical directors--Joint ventures, Theatrical directors--Works, Theatrical producers and directors--Joint ventures, Theatrical producers and directors--Works

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...communicate with an audience. Thats why theatre cant work on video. Its the audience who creates theatre. Its an imaginative act on the part of the audience. And that is theatres appeal, thats why theatre continues. Everyone thought theatre...
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Political Ambushes: A "Lost" British Drama and a New American Work Grapple with the Silence That Was the McCarthyite Blacklist

Magazine article by Pamela Renner; American Theatre, Vol. 28, February 2011

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After the Revolution (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, Cold War, 1945-1991, McCarthy, Joseph R.--Portrayals, Personal Enemy (Play)--Criticism and interpretation

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...Political Ambushes: A "Lost" British Drama and a New American Work...so are those of resistance. Theatre, by nature, is a way of broaching...Osborne changed the shape of British theatre with Look Back in Anger...stake in postwar America, and British writers were watching and noticing...

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Newspaper Articles on: british theatre

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British Tenor Heads Gala at Ford's Theatre

Newspaper article by Gabriella Boston; The Washington Times, June 9, 2001

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Ford's Theatre

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British tenor heads gala at Fords Theatre by Gabriella Boston Russell Watson...An American Celebration at Fords Theatre" at 7 tomorrow night. The event...of Queen Victoria and drives a TVR British sports car and a Lexus sport utility...
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OUR CLASS-RIDDEN LOVE OF THEATRE; Director Richard Eyre Talks about the Power Struggle between Rich and Poor Nations, the BBC's Problems and Why the British Make Such Good Actors

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), May 27, 2010

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Eyre, Richard (American writer)

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...CLASS-RIDDEN LOVE OF THEATRE; Director Richard Eyre...Problems and Why the British Make Such Good Actors...Maybe to do with the British temperament. It is...something to do with the British and class. A lot of...director of the National Theatre, and asked to. "I...the people running our theatres," he says cheerfully...
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All the World's All the World's Their Stage Their Stage British Theatre Is Having a Moment, and with; British Theatre Is Having a Moment, and with Gorgeous Young Actors like This Treading the Boards, We Can Understand Why. Here YOU Showcases Seven of the Hottest Young Men on Stage This Year. Book That Front-Row Seat, Girls!

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 22, 2011

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Worlds Their Stage Their Stage British Theatre Is Having a Moment, and with; British Theatre Is Having a Moment...Arcadia is at the Barrymore Theatre, Broadway, New York, until...James Corden in the National Theatres One Man, Two Guvnors. He...Morrissey at Edinburghs Kings Theatre. What would you do if you...
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Gunning for Good Theatre Reviews; Naked Gun Star Leslie Nielsen Tells Terry Grimley about Going Straight for His British Theatre Debut

Newspaper article by Terry Grimley; The Birmingham Post (England), April 10, 2000

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Nielsen, Leslie

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Gunning for Good Theatre Reviews; Naked Gun Star...about Going Straight for His British Theatre Debut. by Terry...have seemed to handicap the British tour. One is that Nielsen...held in great affection by British audiences for his recent...
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British Theatre Wows the US Oscars Crowd

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 28, 2011

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Theater

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British Theatre Wows the US Oscars Crowd. Byline: Tom Teodorczuk in New York A SMALL London theatre company has taken New York by storm with...staged in London in 2003, it is the latest British theatrical triumph in New York following...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: british theatre

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American Ballet Theatre

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE (ABT), one of the foremost...reorganized as the Ballet Theatre in 1940 under the direction...became the American Ballet Theatre in 1956. Its repertoire...the company, as did the British choreographer Antony Tudor...
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Theater

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...into being, including the Theatre Libre in Paris (1887...1889), the Independent Theatre Society in London (1891), and the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia (1891). Twentieth...1988); A. Clunes, The British Theatre (1964); A. Nicoll...
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Hopkins, Sir Anthony

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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HOPKINS, SIR ANTHONY 1937 , British actor, b. Port Talbot, Wales. A classically schooled...made his stage debut in 1960, and was long a member of the British National Theatre. A brilliant and versatile performer, he has acted in more...
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Canadian Art and Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Alberta. Major modern buildings include the Electrical Building and Civic Auditorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Shakespeare Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario. Church and domestic architecture in Canada have consistently shown originality...
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Hare, David

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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HARE, DAVID 1947 , British playwright. Hare is a prominent member of the British theatrical left. A founder of the Portable Theatre and the Joint Stock, he became...commentary on the state of modern British society. He achieved wide critical...

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