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The Cambridge history of British theatre. Vol. 3, Since 1895 / edited by Baz Kershaw.

This volume explores the rich and complex histories of English, Scottish and Welsh theatres in the period 1896-2002. Original essays by leading historians and critics investigate the major aspects of theatrical performance.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge Core)
Other Authors: Kershaw, Baz
Other title:History of British theatre
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2008.
Series:Cambridge histories online.
Subjects:
Theater > Great Britain > History.
Theater.
Great Britain.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • v. 3. 1895-1946
  • British theatre, 1895-1946: art, entertainment, audiences
  • an introduction / Dennis Kennedy
  • The London stage, 1895-1918 / Thomas Postlewait
  • Provincial stages, 1900-1934: touring and early repertory theatre / VIV Gardner
  • Popular theatre, 1895-1940 / Sophie Nield
  • Case study: Cicely Hamilton's Diana of Dobson's, 1908 / Christine Dymkowski
  • A critical year in perspective: 1926 / Steve Nicholson
  • The London stage, 1918-1945 / Maggie B. Gale
  • Social commitment and aesthetic experiment, 1895-1946 / Mick Wallis
  • Scottish and Welsh Theatres, 1895-2002
  • Towards national identities: theatre in Scotland / Jan McDonald
  • Case study: Ena Lamont Stewart's Men Should Weep, 1947 / Nadine Holdsworth
  • Towards national identities: Welsh theatres / Ioan Williams
  • Case study: refashioning a myth, performances of the tale of Blodeuwedd / Hazel Walford Davies
  • 1940-2002
  • British theatre, 1940-2002: an introduction / Baz Kershaw
  • The establishment of mainstream theatre, 1946-1979 / John Bull
  • Alternative theatres, 1946-2000 / Baz Kershaw
  • Developments in the profession of theatre, 1946-2000 / Colin Chambers
  • Case study: Theatre Workshop's Oh What a Lovely War, 1963 / Derek Paget
  • 1979 and after: a view / Vera Gottlieb
  • British theatre and commerce, 1979-2000 / Stephen Lacey
  • New theatre for new times: decentralisation, innovation and pluralism, 1975-2000 / Simon Jones
  • Theatre in Scotland in the 1990s and beyond / Adrienne Scullion
  • Theatre in Wales in the 1990s and beyond / Roger Owen
  • English theatre in the 1990s and beyond / Liz Tomlin.

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