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Author Roberts, Philip

Title The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (315 pages)
Series Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre
Cambridge studies in modern theatre.
Contents Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword by Max-Stafford-Clark; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Biographical Notes; Introduction: abortive schemes, 1951-1954; Coincidences, 1954-1956; The struggle for control, 1956-1960; Conflict and Competition, 1961-1965; A socialist theatre, 1965-1969; A humanist theatre, 1969-1975; Changing places, 1975-1979; Theatre in a cold climate, 1980-1986; Holding on, 1987-1993; Afterword; Notes; Select bibliography; Index
Summary The Royal Court Theatre produced some of the most influential plays in modern theatre, including works of Brenton, Churchill, Bond and Osborne. In this account, from 1956 to 1998, Philip Roberts employs unpublished archives and interviews and includes a Foreword by the former Director of the Royal Court, Max Stafford-Clark
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Subject Royal Court Theatre -- History
SUBJECT Royal Court Theatre fast
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780511053115
0511053118