This is the inside story of the Royal Shakespeare Company - a running historical critique of a major national institution and its location within British culture, as related by a writer who is uniquely placed to tell the tale. It describes what happened to a radical theatrical vision and explores British society's inability to sustain that vision. Spanning four decades and four artistic directors, Inside the Royal Shakespeare Company is a multi-layered chronicle that traces the company's history, offers investigation into its working methods, its repertoire, its people and its politics, and...
This is the inside story of the Royal Shakespeare Company - a running historical critique of a major national institution and its location within Brit...
Black and Asian Theatre in Britain is an unprecedented study tracing the history of The Other' through the ages in British theatre. The diverse and often contradictory aspects of this history are expertly drawn together to provide a detailed background to the work of African, Asian, and Caribbean diasporic companies and practitioners. Colin Chambers examines early forms of blackface and other representations in the sixteenth century, through to the emergence of black and Asian actors, companies and theatre groups in their own right. Thorough analysis uncovers how they led to a flourishing of...
Black and Asian Theatre in Britain is an unprecedented study tracing the history of The Other' through the ages in British theatre. The diverse and of...
International in scope, this book is designed to be the pre-eminent reference work on the English-speaking theatre in the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, it consists of some 2500 entries written by 280 contributors from 20 countries which include not only top-level experts, but, uniquely, leading professionals from the world of theatre. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in theatre, it includes: - Overviews of major concepts, topics and issues; - Surveys of theatre institutions, countries, and genres; - Biographical entries on key performers, playwrights,...
International in scope, this book is designed to be the pre-eminent reference work on the English-speaking theatre in the twentieth century. Arrang...