London's Grand Guignol and the theatre of horror
By: Richard J. Hand and Michael Wilson.
Contributors: Wilson, Michael, 1963-; Berkeley, Reginald, 1890-1935.; Unger, Gladys, d. 1940.; Lorde, André de, 1871-1942.; Chaine, Pierre, b. 1882.; Maltby, H. F. 1880-1963.; MacClure, Victor, 1887-1963.; Lorde, André de, 1871-1942.; Holland, Chris, 1946-.; Crawshay-Williams, Eliot, b. 1879.; Hughes, Richard Arthur Warren, 1900-1976.; Coward, Noel, 1899-1973.; Maltby, H. F. 1880-1963.
Series: Exeter performance studies
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Exeter, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780859897891; 9780859897921
Subjects: Théâtre du Grand-Guignol -- History.; Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century.; Horror plays, English -- 20th century.; Horror in literature.; Naturalism in literature.
Other titles: Grand Guignol and the theatre of horror
Description: London s Grand Guignol--a macabre theatre of naturalistic horror--was established in the early 1920s at the Little Theatre in the West End. Taking its cue from Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol in Paris, this high-profile venture enjoyed as much critical controversy as popular success. On its side were some of the finest actors of the English stage, such as Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson, as well as a team of extremely able writers, including the legendary Noël Coward. London s Grand Guignol and the Theatre of Horror considers the importance and influence of the Grand Guignol within its social, cultural, and historical contexts, while presenting a selection of ten remarkable Grand Guignol plays, several of which were banned by the Lord Chamberlain, the censor of the day, and have never been publicly performed--including a previously unpublished work by Coward. -- Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes 10 plays of the genre staged in 1920's London.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-283) and index.
Table of contents: title: Sect. 1. 1.; title: Sect. 1. 1. -- 2.; title: Sect. 1. 1. -- 2. -- 3.; title: Sect. 1. 1. -- 2. -- 3. -- 4.; title: Sect. 1. 1. -- 2. -- 3. -- 4. -- 5.; title: Sect. 1. 1. -- 2. -- 3. -- 4. -- 5. -- 6.; title: Sect. 1. 1.-- 2.-- 3.-- 4.-- 5.-- 6.; title: Sect. 2 :; title: Sect. 2 :; title: Sect. 2 : -- by Reginald Berkeley; title: Sect. 2 : -- by Reginald Berkeley -- by Gladys Unger; title: Sect. 2 : -- by Reginald Berkeley -- by Gladys Unger -- by Andre de Lorde and Pierre Chaine; title: Sect. 2 : -- by Reginald Berkeley -- by Gladys Unger -- by Andre de Lorde and Pierre Chaine -- by H. F. Maltby; title: Sect. 2 : -- by Reginald Berkeley -- by Gladys Unger -- by Andre de Lorde and Pierre Chaine -- by H. F. Maltby -- by Victor MacClure; title: Sect. 2 : -- by Reginald Berkeley -- by Gladys Unger -- by Andre de Lorde and Pierre Chaine -- by H. F. Maltby -- by Victor MacClure -- by Christopher Holland; title: Sect. 2 : -- by Reginald Berkeley -- by Gladys Unger -- by Andre de Lorde and Pierre Chaine -- by H. F. Maltby -- by Victor MacClure -- by Christopher Holland -- by Eliot Crawshay-Williams; title: Sect. 2 : -- by Reginald Berkeley -- by Gladys Unger -- by Andre de Lorde and Pierre Chaine -- by H. F. Maltby -- by Victor MacClure -- by Christopher Holland -- by Eliot Crawshay-Williams -- by Richard Hughes; title: Sect. 2 : -- by Reginald Berkeley -- by Gladys Unger -- by Andre de Lorde and Pierre Chaine -- by H. F. Maltby -- by Victor MacClure -- by Christopher Holland -- by Eliot Crawshay-Williams -- by Richard Hughes -- by Noel Coward; title: Sect. 2 :-- by Reginald Berkeley-- by Gladys Unger-- by Andre de Lorde and Pierre Chaine-- by H. F. Maltby-- by Victor MacClure-- by Christopher Holland-- by Eliot Crawshay-Williams-- by Richard Hughes-- by Noel Coward-- by H. F. Maltby-- Appendices: 1.  London's Grand Guignol, 1920-1922 ; 2. The complete repertoire of London's Grand Guignol, 1920-1922 ; 3. Extract from Oh, hell!!! a 'Revuette' by Reginald Arkell and Russell Thorndike-- Bibliography-- Index.