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The Royal Court Theatre and the modern stage / Philip Roberts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Philip, 1942- author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in modern theatre.
- Cambridge studies in modern theatre
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Royal Court Theatre--History.
- Royal Court Theatre.
- English drama--20th century--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- The Royal Court Theatre & the Modern Stage
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Royal Court Theatre is one of the primary forums in the development of post-war drama. Under the title of the English Stage Company the theatre's house actors and dramatists commissioned and produced some of the most influential plays in modern theatre history, including the works of Brenton, Churchill, Bond and Osborne. The story of the Royal Court is also the history of the contemporary stage. In this absorbing account of the theatre's history from 1956 to 1998, first published in 1999, Philip Roberts draws on previously unpublished archives in both public and private collections and a series of interviews with people prominent in the Court's life. The book also includes a Foreword by the former Director of the Royal Court, Max Stafford-Clark. The result is an intimate account of the working of the foremost house of modern drama and its relationships to the world of the theatre in Britain and abroad.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Max Stafford-Clark
- Introduction: abortive schemes, 1951-1954
- 1. Coincidences, 1954-1956
- 2. The struggle for control, 1956-1960
- 3. Conflict and competition, 1961-1965
- 4. A socialist theatre, 1965-1969
- 5. A humanist theatre, 1969-1975
- 6. Changing places, 1975-1979
- 7. Theatre in a cold climate, 1980-1986
- 8. Holding on, 1987-1993.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-276) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780511092701
- 0511092709
- 9781107112629
- 1107112621
- 9781280151880
- 1280151889
- 9780511486074
- 0511486073
- 9780511149894
- 0511149891
- 9780511309908
- 0511309902
- 9780511116186
- 0511116187
- 9780511053115
- 0511053118
- 9780521474382
- 0521474388
- OCLC:
- 437072404
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb07570 hdl
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