British Theatre In The Great War

Author : Gordon Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474278096

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British Theatre in the Great War by Gordon Williams Pdf

British Theatre in the Great War deals with a theatrical phase customarily dismissed by those charting twentieth-century developments. What becomes clear is that assessment by unsuitable literary criteria has masked the importance of the war years in British theatrical history. In avoiding a texts bias, the book reveals a period of unsurpassed prosperity in which the stage's substantial contribution to the war effort is only one notable feature. That it also saw the commercial theater's absorption of Continental avant-gardeism by way of revue, the last great epoch of music hall, the rise of the Old Vic with a project in opera and Shakespeare, and the unprecedented popularity of opera everywhere--this was surely the most fruitful period of Thomas Beecham's theatrical career--is compelling argument for revaluation. In his reassessment of this period, Dr. Williams extensively examines scripts and press coverage, providing a comprehensive overview from popular pantomime to the specialist work of the private stage as well as discussion of such issues as working conditions and censorship.

Author : Gordon Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Performing arts
ISBN : OCLC:501337599

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British Theatre in the Great War by Gordon Williams Pdf

Author : Andrew Maunder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137402004

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British Theatre and the Great War, 1914 - 1919 by Andrew Maunder Pdf

British Theatre and the Great War examines how theatre in its various forms adapted itself to the new conditions of 1914-1918. Contributors discuss the roles played by the theatre industry. They draw on a range of source materials to show the different kinds of theatrical provision and performance cultures in operation not only in London but across parts of Britain and also in Australia and at the Front. As well as recovering lost works and highlighting new areas for investigation (regional theatre, prison camp theatre, troop entertainment, the threat from film, suburban theatre) the book offers revisionist analysis of how the conflict and its challenges were represented on stage at the time and the controversies it provoked. The volume offers new models for exploring the topic in an accessible, jargon-free way, and it shows how theatrical entertainment of the time can be seen as the `missing link’ in the study of First World War writing.

Author : Andrew Maunder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137402004

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British Theatre and the Great War, 1914 - 1919 by Andrew Maunder Pdf

British Theatre and the Great War examines how theatre in its various forms adapted itself to the new conditions of 1914-1918. Contributors discuss the roles played by the theatre industry. They draw on a range of source materials to show the different kinds of theatrical provision and performance cultures in operation not only in London but across parts of Britain and also in Australia and at the Front. As well as recovering lost works and highlighting new areas for investigation (regional theatre, prison camp theatre, troop entertainment, the threat from film, suburban theatre) the book offers revisionist analysis of how the conflict and its challenges were represented on stage at the time and the controversies it provoked. The volume offers new models for exploring the topic in an accessible, jargon-free way, and it shows how theatrical entertainment of the time can be seen as the `missing link’ in the study of First World War writing.

Author : Helen E. M. Brooks,Michael Hammond
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-30
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781108481502

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The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre of the First World War by Helen E. M. Brooks,Michael Hammond Pdf

The first comprehensive guide to British theatre's engagement with the First World War over the last century, providing accessible and lively coverage of theatre's role in the representation and remembrance of events, focusing on topics including regionality, politics, popular performance, Shakespeare, class, race and gender.

Author : Andrew Maunder
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1349555169

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British Theatre and the Great War, 1914 - 1919 by Andrew Maunder Pdf

This book examines how theatre in its various forms adapted itself to the new conditions of 1914-1918. Contributors draw on a range of source materials to show the different kinds of theatrical provision and performance cultures in operation not only in London but across parts of Britain and also in Australia and at the Front.

Author : Roger Foss
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780750969277

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Till the Boys Come Home by Roger Foss Pdf

Ever since the signing of the Armistice in 1918, theatre has played an important part in reflecting the experience of the 'war to end all wars'. But on the Home Front, what role did those involved with British theatre play during those tumultuous four years and three months? Till the Boys Come Home salutes British theatre in wartime, when theatres became powerful generators for escapism, for stirring patriotism, for sharing experiences of loss and joy – and for raising vast amounts of charity money. It brings to life a Britain where theatre-going peaked in popularity, yet became full of the curious contradictions bred by war. Richly illustrated with original programmes, posters and ephemera, author and critic Roger Foss reveals a theatrical powerhouse, where all sections of the profession – from grand Shakespearian knights to lowly concert party artistes – were doing their bit, both at home and on the front line.

Author : Rebecca D'Monte
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781408166017

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British Theatre and Performance 1900-1950 by Rebecca D'Monte Pdf

British theatre from 1900 to 1950 has been subject to radical re-evaluation with plays from the period setting theatres alight and gaining critical acclaim once again; this book explains why, presenting a comprehensive survey of the theatre and how it shaped the work that followed. Rebecca D'Monte examines how the emphasis upon the working class, 'angry' drama from the 1950s has led to the neglect of much of the century's earlier drama, positioning the book as part of the current debate about the relationship between war and culture, the middlebrow, and historiography. In a comprehensive survey of the period, the book considers: - the Edwardian theatre; - the theatre of the First World War, including propaganda and musicals; -the interwar years, the rise of commercial theatre and influence of Modernism; - the theatre of the Second World War and post-war period. Essays from leading scholars Penny Farfan, Steve Nicholson and Claire Cochrane give further critical perspectives on the period's theatre and demonstrate its relevance to the drama of today. For anyone studying 20th-century British Drama this will prove one of the foundational texts.

Author : Angela K. Smith,Krista Cowman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351856416

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Landscapes and Voices of the Great War by Angela K. Smith,Krista Cowman Pdf

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I Real and Imagined Spaces -- 1 "Funny Men and Charming Girls": Revue and the Theatrical Landscape of 1914-1918 -- 2 "When Words Are Not Enough": The Aural Landscape of Britain's Modern Memory of 1914-18 -- 3 Maisons de Tolérance : The Real and Imagined Sexual Landscapes of the Western Front -- 4 "The Delightful Sense of Personal Contact That Your Letter Aroused": Letters and Intimate Lives in the First World War -- PART II Voices -- 5 "A Certain Poetess": Recuperating Jessie Pope (1868-1941) -- 6 Ventriloquizing Voices in World War I: Scribe, Poetess, Philosopher -- 7 Pacifist Writer, Propagandist Publisher: Rose Macaulay and Hodder & Stoughton -- 8 From Collusion to Condemnation: The Evolving Voice of "Woodbine Willie"--PART III Landscapes -- 9 First World War Nursing Narratives in the Middle East -- 10 Cars in the Desert: Claud H. Williams, S.C. Rolls and the Anglo-Sanusi War -- 11 Murmurs of War: Grace Fallow Norton and "The Red Road"--12 Landscapes of Memory in Centenary Fiction -- Contributors -- Index

Author : Luc Verpoest,Leen Engelen,Rajesh Heynickx,Jan Schmidt,Pieter Uyttenhove,Pieter Verstraete
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789462702509

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Revival After the Great War by Luc Verpoest,Leen Engelen,Rajesh Heynickx,Jan Schmidt,Pieter Uyttenhove,Pieter Verstraete Pdf

The challenges of post-war recovery from social and political reform to architectural design In the months and years immediately following the First World War, the many (European) countries that had formed its battleground were confronted with daunting challenges. These challenges varied according to the countries' earlier role and degree of involvement in the war but were without exception enormous. The contributors to this book analyse how this was not only a matter of rebuilding ravaged cities and destroyed infrastructure, but also of repairing people’s damaged bodies and upended daily lives, and rethinking and reforming societal, economic and political structures. These processes took place against the backdrop of mass mourning and remembrance, political violence and economic crisis. At the same time, the post-war tabula rasa offered many opportunities for innovation in various areas of society, from social and political reform to architectural design. The wide scope of post-war recovery and revival is reflected in the different sections of this book: rebuild, remember, repair, and reform. It offers insights into post-war revival in Western European countries such as Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, as well as into how their efforts were perceived outside of Europe, for instance in Argentina and the United States.

Author : Bonnie White
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000997958

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Women’s Amateur Theatre in Rural Britain, 1919–1945 by Bonnie White Pdf

Women’s Amateur Theatre in Rural Britain is the first book-length study of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes’ amateur drama groups, which served as an umbrella organisation for women’s amateur drama. This work addresses a key historical gap by covering the activities, lives, and labour of women in rural England, Wales, and Scotland. It challenges gender-based assumptions about the value of women’s amateur theatre, highlighting the need for leisure opportunities and social connections in rural villages. The rapid expansion of women’s amateur drama groups is assessed in conjunction with major developments of the period, including the effect of post-1918 reconstruction efforts in rural regions, the revaluation of informal adult education schemes, the law’s influences and restrictions on amateur performances, and the impact of the Second World War on the ability of the Women’s Institutes to carve out a space for all-women’s drama groups that empowered women through education and skill-building programmes to aid in personal and community development. The broad scope of this research will appeal to undergraduates, postgraduates, scholars, and non-specialists interested in cultural history and the lives of rural women after the First World War.

Author : Heinz Kosok
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106018982139

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The Theatre of War by Heinz Kosok Pdf

The Theatre of War surveys more than two hundred plays about the First World War written, published and/or performed in Britain and Ireland between 1909 and 1998. Perspectives discussed include: subject matter, technique and evaluation. The result is an understanding of the First World War as a watershed in international history.

Author : Clive Barker,Maggie B. Gale
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Drama
ISBN : 052162407X

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British Theatre Between the Wars, 1918-1939 by Clive Barker,Maggie B. Gale Pdf

This volume initiates a long-overdue reassessment of mid-twentieth-century British theatre cultures.

Author : Katharine M Cockin
Publisher : Pen and Sword Family History
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781526732064

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Tracing Your Theatrical Ancestors by Katharine M Cockin Pdf

How can you find out about the lives of ancestors who were involved in the world of theater: on stage and on film, in the music halls and traveling shows, in the circus and in all sorts of other forms of public performance? Katharine Cockin’s handbook provides a fascinating introduction for readers searching for information about ancestors who had clearly defined roles in the world of the theater and performance as well as those who left only a few tantalizing clues behind. The wider history of public performance is outlined, from its earliest origins in church rituals and mystery plays through periods of censorship driven by campaigns on moral and religious grounds up to the modern world of stage and screen. Case studies, which are a special feature of the book, demonstrate how the relevant records and be identified and interpreted, and they prove how much revealing information they contain. Information on relevant archives, books, museums and websites make this an essential guide for anyone who is keen to explore the subject.

Author : Dominic Shellard
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0300087373

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British Theatre Since the War by Dominic Shellard Pdf

Using previously unseen material that includes the Kenneth Tynan archives, Dominic Shellard has written a comprehensive account of the British theatre, its actors, writers and productions, since 1945 to the present.