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OverviewThe Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century British Theatre and Performance provides a broad range of perspectives on the multiple models and examples of theatre, artists, enthusiasts, enablers, and audiences that emerged over this formative 100-year period. This first volume covers the first half of the century, constructing an equitable and inclusive history that is more representative of the nation's lived experience than the traditional narratives of British theatre. Its approach is intra-national – weaving together the theatres and communities of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The essays are organised thematically arranged into sections that address nation, power, and identity; fixity and mobility; bodies in performance; the materiality of theatre and communities of theatre. This approach highlights the synergies, convergences, and divergences of the theatre landscape in Britain during this period, giving a sense of the sheer variety of performance that was taking place at any given moment in time. This is a fascinating and indispensable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, postgraduate researchers, and scholars across theatre and performance studies, cultural studies, and twentieth-century history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Claire Cochrane , Lynette Goddard , Catherine Hindson , Trish ReidPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9780367487898ISBN 10: 0367487896 Pages: 390 Publication Date: 08 October 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Claire Cochrane, Lynette Goddard, Catherine Hindson & Trish Reid 1 Setting the Scene: Ambivalent Encounters/Visibilities David Linton PART I Nation/s, Power, and Identity 2 The Theatre and the State 1900-1950 Trevor Griffiths 3 Irish National Drama and the British Theatre, 1897-1951 Patrick Lonergan 4 Theatre, Education and Recreation Jane Milling 5 ‘National’ Theatres Anselm Heinrich 6 Collective Laughter and Political Empowerment in the Comedies of the Suffrage Era Eleanor Stewart PART II Fixity and Mobility 7 Theatre Buildings, 1900-1950 Alistair Fair 8 Miles from London: Edinburgh and Bristol’s West End Cultures Catherine Hindson 9 Popular Places Nick Havergal 10 Transatlantic Exchanges Paul Maloney 11 Theatre in World War Two: Taking on the Myths Ros Merkin PART III Bodies in Performance 12 Between Representation and Agency: Black Artists in the UK, 1900-1950 Tiziana Morosetti 13 ‘A Twitchy and Pugnacious Male Culture’: Women and Scottish Theatre 1900-1950 Ksenija Horvat & Claire Cochrane 14 Ensembles and Companies Philippa Burt 15 The Performing Body in Music Hall and Variety Theatre: Ambiguities and Blurred Boundaries Louise Peacock 16 The Influence of the European Avant Garde Claire Warden 17 British Actor Training 1900-1950: The Drama-School Turn Peter Zazzali PART IV The Materiality of Theatre 18 The Labour of Theatre 1900-1950 Lucie Sutherland 19 Theatrical Publishing 1900-1950 Andrew Nash 20 Consumer Economies Matthew Franks 21 Postcards, Letters and Magazines: Fan Culture in the early Twentieth Century Helen Grime 22 Fashioning Costume on the British Stage 1900-1950 Susan Marshall PART V Communities of Theatre 23 Theatre in ‘other’ spaces: Welsh drama and theatre 1900–1950 Anwen Jones 24 Ulster Kitchen Comedy: ‘A faithful if unpleasant picture of the national fragments’ Roy Connolly 25 Elite Private Theatricals and the ‘Professional’ Amateur David Coates 26 Early Twentieth Century Festival Cultures Soudabeh Ananisarab 27 The Children’s Theatre Movement in Early Twentieth-Century London and Birmingham Gemma Colclough & Catherine Hindson IndexReviewsAuthor InformationClaire Cochrane is Professor Emeritus of Theatre Studies at the University of Worcester, UK. Lynette Goddard is Professor of Black Theatre and Performance at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Catherine Hindson is Professor of Theatre History at the University of Bristol, UK. Trish Reid is Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Reading, UK Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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