1956 and all that : the making of modern British drama /
Rebellato, Dan, 1968-
1956 and all that : the making of modern British drama / Dan Rebellato. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1999. - 1 online resource (ix, 265 pages) : illustrations
Based on the author's thesis.
P.B
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-259) and index.
'Why should I care': the politics of vital theatre -- The new Elizabethans: the docile bodies of funding -- A writer's theater: the professionalisation of the playwright -- Oh for empty seats: the Royal court and its audiences -- Something English: the repatriation of European drama -- Something (un)spoken: quoting, queers, and the fear of theatre -- Sister Mary Discipline: growing up straight at the Royal Court.
It is said that British Drama was shockingly lifted out of the doldrums by the 'revolutionary' appearance of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger at the Royal Court in May 1956. But had the theatre been as ephemeral and effeminate as the Angry Young Men claimed? Was the era of Terence Rattigan and 'Binkie' Beaumont as repressed and closeted as it seems? In this bold and fascinating challenge to the received wisdom of the last forty years of theatrical history, Dan Rebellato uncovers a different story altogether. It is one where Britain's declining Empire and increasing panic over the.
0203009991 0415189381 041518939X 1134657838 6610193797 9780203009994 9780415189385 9780415189392 9781134657834 9786610193790
1900-1999
English drama--History and criticism.--20th century
Homosexuality and literature--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Literature and society--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Homosexualité et littérature--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--20e siècle.
Littérature et société--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--20e siècle.
Théâtre anglais--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
DRAMA--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English drama.
Homosexuality and literature.
Literature and society.
Engels.
Toneelstukken.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR736 / .R35 1999eb
822/.91409353
1956 and all that : the making of modern British drama / Dan Rebellato. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1999. - 1 online resource (ix, 265 pages) : illustrations
Based on the author's thesis.
P.B
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-259) and index.
'Why should I care': the politics of vital theatre -- The new Elizabethans: the docile bodies of funding -- A writer's theater: the professionalisation of the playwright -- Oh for empty seats: the Royal court and its audiences -- Something English: the repatriation of European drama -- Something (un)spoken: quoting, queers, and the fear of theatre -- Sister Mary Discipline: growing up straight at the Royal Court.
It is said that British Drama was shockingly lifted out of the doldrums by the 'revolutionary' appearance of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger at the Royal Court in May 1956. But had the theatre been as ephemeral and effeminate as the Angry Young Men claimed? Was the era of Terence Rattigan and 'Binkie' Beaumont as repressed and closeted as it seems? In this bold and fascinating challenge to the received wisdom of the last forty years of theatrical history, Dan Rebellato uncovers a different story altogether. It is one where Britain's declining Empire and increasing panic over the.
0203009991 0415189381 041518939X 1134657838 6610193797 9780203009994 9780415189385 9780415189392 9781134657834 9786610193790
1900-1999
English drama--History and criticism.--20th century
Homosexuality and literature--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Literature and society--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Homosexualité et littérature--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--20e siècle.
Littérature et société--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--20e siècle.
Théâtre anglais--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
DRAMA--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English drama.
Homosexuality and literature.
Literature and society.
Engels.
Toneelstukken.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR736 / .R35 1999eb
822/.91409353