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The Restoration theater : from tennis court to playhouse / written and presented by David Thomas ; producer, Rikki Holland ; produced by Double Click Limited for the University of Warwick.
LIBRA DVD 010 652
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Ancient theatre & its legacy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater architecture--England--History--17th century.
- Theater architecture.
- Theater--England--History--17th century.
- Theater.
- History.
- England.
- Great Britain--History--Restoration, 1660-1688.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Lectures.
- Documentary films.
- Educational films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, color with black and white seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- From tennis court to playhouse
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "During the English Civil War, London's theaters were closed by Parliament, and many were destroyed by Cromwell. During the Restoration, new playhouses, built to stage the probing social comedies of the era, were shaped by changes in English drama, politics, and society. We learn how the Parisian tennis court theaters, attended by the court-in-exile of Charles II, influenced the new London theaters, particularly Christopher Wren's Theatre Royal ... Advanced computer graphics illustrate important theater features throughout the documentary. The program shows how Wren's work influenced Georgian playhouses and is once again inspiring modern theater design"--Container.
- Credits:
- Series editor, Richard C. Beacham; computer reconstruction, Jim Webster.
- Notes:
- Originally produced for video in 2003.
- Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- OCLC:
- 53336331
- Publisher Number:
- 6546 Films for the Humanities & Sciences
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