1956 and all that : the making of modern British drama / Dan Rebellato.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rebellato, Dan, 1968-

Rebellato D Staff, Corporate Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--20th century--History and criticism.

English drama.

Homosexuality and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Homosexuality and literature.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is said that British Drama was shockingly lifted out of the doldrums by the 'revolutionary' appearance of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger at the Royal Court in May 1956. But had the theatre been as ephemeral and effeminate as the Angry Young Men claimed? Was the era of Terence Rattigan and 'Binkie' Beaumont as repressed and closeted as it seems? In this bold and fascinating challenge to the received wisdom of the last forty years of theatrical history, Dan Rebellato uncovers a different story altogether. It is one where Britain's declining Empire and increasing panic over the

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 'Why should I care?': the politics of vital theatre; The new Elizabethans: the docile bodies of funding; A writer's theatre: the professionalisation of the playwright; Oh for empty seats: the Royal Court and its audiences; Something English: the repatriation of European drama; Something (un)spoken: quoting, queers, and the fear of theatre; Sister Mary Discipline: growing up straight at the Royal Court; Afterword; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-259) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-65782-X

0-203-26391-X

1-280-19379-4

0-203-00999-1

9786610193790

1-134-65783-8

9780203009994

OCLC:

123470033