The Time Traveller's Guide to British Theatre: The First Four Hundred Years - Brossura

Sierz, Aleks; Ghilardi, Lia

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ISBN 10: 1783192089 ISBN 13: 9781783192083

Casa editrice: Oberon Books Ltd, 2015

Riassunto

"Never before have I chortled and marvelled my way through anything quite so informative and entertaining and for the authors to have done both with such aplomb is quite an achievement..." - The Stage

"This book is the perfect introduction to British theatre...even those who know a great deal about the subject will be entertained and learn a great deal as they enjoy this page turner." - British Theatre Guide

British theater is booming. But where do these beautiful buildings and exciting plays come from? And when did the story start? The Time-Traveller’s Guide to British Theatre is a celebratory depiction of five centuries of British theatrical creativity from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II, from Shakespeare to Sir Laurence Olivier.

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Recensione:

'I am bowled over by The Time Traveller's Guide to British Theatre... I've read many histories of theatre in my time, some very dry and academic and others rather more basic and banal for young readers or people still in the foothills of the Everest of theatre history. But never before have I chortled and marvelled my way through anything quite so informative and entertaining and for the authors to have done both with such aplomb is quite an achievement.' --Susan Elkin, The Stage

An immensely entertaining, informative guide to 400 years of British theatre that wears its considerable learning lightly. --Michael Billington (Guardian)

A great deal of research and erudition has been expended to ensure that readers will learn much about British theatre in the 405 year the period from 1550, when the authors suggest that the modern play was born...This book is the perfect introduction to British theatre... even those who know a great deal about the subject will be entertained and learn a great deal as they enjoy this page turner. --British Theatre Guide

L'autore:

Aleks Sierz FRSA is an author and journalist whose books include In-Yer-Face Theatre (Faber, 2001). He is editor of The Methuen Drama Book of 21st Century British Plays (2010) and co-editor of The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights (2011).

Lia Ghilardi is an internationally recognized leader in the field of cultural urban development, who lectures widely in universities across Europe. Lia's background is in urban sociology (Trento University, Italy); she has an MA with Distinction in Arts Criticism from City University (London) and a Diploma in Creative Thinking Skills from the De Bono Seminars Programme (Malta).

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• Editore: Oberon Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1783192089
• ISBN 13: 9781783192083
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 303
• Disegnatore: Illman James