Theatre of the people : Donald Wolfit's Shakespearean productions, 1937-1953 /

This book looks at how performances of Shakespeare in the Second World War (and post-war years) not only commented on the strife happening outside the theatre, but drew audiences together in a shared sense of community as a way of resisting the enemy. This examination is through the lens of one part...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Raw, Laurence (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Stage history > 1800-1950.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production.
Wolfit, Donald, > 1902-1968.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Wolfit, Donald, > 1902-1968
1800-1999
Theater > England > History > 20th century.
Théâtre > Angleterre > Histoire > 20e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
Theater
England
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface: a personal search for theatre of the people
  • Acknowledgments
  • The actor-manager's temperament
  • Hamlet at the Malvern Festival Theatre, October 1937
  • Selections from Shakespeare at the Strand Theatre, 1940-41
  • Richard III at St. Francis Theatre, Letchworth, September 1941
  • A midsummer night's dream at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff, September 1942
  • The merchant of Venice at the Opera House, Manchester, October 1943
  • King Lear at the Scala Theatre, London, April 1944
  • Twelfth night at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, October 1945
  • Othello at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, November 1946
  • As you like it at His Majesty's Theatre, Montreal, January, March 1947
  • The Merry wives of Windsor at the Bedford Theatre, Camden Town, March 1949
  • Macbeth at the Dudley Hippodrome, October 1950
  • The taming of the shrew at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith, April 1953
  • The legacy.

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