Leach British Socialist and Workers Theatre

Red Stages
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-25682-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, eBook

This book provides an overview of the inception, development and achievements of British socialist and workers theatre – a feat which has not been attempted before. It explores the connections between politics and culture (specifically theatre) and between political theory and cultural (theatrical) expression. The book is organized chronologically and uncovers much in labour and theatre history which is in danger of being lost. It can also be seen as a way into different moments in its subject’s story (e.g. post-Ibsen naturalism; agitprop theatre; ‘fringe’ theatre of the 1970s) and the relationship of such forms to specific political events and ideas at specific points in history.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leach, Robert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chapter 1: Popular Culture and the Industrial RevolutionChapter 2: Chartism and DramaChapter 3: Clarion CallsChapter 4: Marxists and FabiansChapter 5: Votes for WomenChapter 6: Ragged Trousered PhilanthropistsChapter 7: Their Theatre and OursChapter 8: New Way WinsChapter 9: UnityChapter 10: Landscape with ChimneysChapter 11: Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’BeChapter 12: Cartoons, Archetypes, Slogans, TheatreChapter 13: Hopes for Great HappeningsChapter 14: The Bone Won’t BreakChapter 15: The End of the Road

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Leach taught at Birmingham and Edinburgh Universities and was also a freelance theatre director. He has published more than a dozen books on theatre subjects, including
Theatre Workshop: Joan Littlewood and the Making of Modern British Theatre
 and
An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance 
both of which were shortlisted for Theatre Book of the Year.