Played in Britain
Subtitle: modern theatre in 100 plays
By: Kate Dorney & Frances Gray
Contributors: Gray, Frances (Frances B.), author
Series: Plays and playwrights
Publisher: Methuen Drama; Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, in associatioin with V & A Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781408164808; 9781472568670
Subjects: English drama; History and criticism; Theater; History
Description: "Opening with J.B. Priestley's classic play from 1946, An Inspector Calls, and ending with Laura Wade's examination of class privilege and moral turpitude in Posh over sixty years later, Played in Britain offers a visual history of post-war theatre on the British stage. Arranged chronologically the featured plays illustrate and respond to a number of themes that animate post-war society: censorship and controversy; race and immigration; gender and sexuality; money and politics ... Illustrated throughout with stage production photography, Played in Britain: Modern Theatre in 100 Plays presents a unique and visually stunning panorama of key dramatic works produced in Britain over the past seventy years. From An Inspector Calls to The Rocky Horror Show, or Abigail's Party to Waiting for Godot, fresh light is thrown on the impact, aesthetics and essence of these key plays."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1945-55; title: 1956-68; title: 1969-79; title: 1980-89; title: 1990-99; title: 2000-10.