British Theatre and the Great War, 1914 - 1919

New Perspectives

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2015
ISBN13: 9781137401991
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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.

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ISBN13:9781137401991
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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1. Introduction: Rediscovering the Theatre of the First World War; Andrew Maunder <BR>PART I: MOBILISATION AND PROPAGANDA<BR>2. 'This Unhappy Nation': War on the Stage in 1914; Steve Nicholson<BR>3. Reclaiming Shakespeare. 1914-1918; Anselm Heinrich<BR>4. On the edge of town: Melodrama and Suburban Theatre in Brixton, 1915; Andrew Maunder<BR>PART II: WOMEN AND WAR<BR>5. 'From sex-war to factory floor': Theatrical Depictions of Women's Work during the First World War; Sos Eltis<BR>6. Edith Craig and The Pioneer Players: London's International Art Theatre in a `Khaki-clad and Khaki-minded World'; Katharine Cockin<BR>7. `A Sweet Tribute to Her Memory': War-time Edith Cavell Plays and Films; Veronica Kelly<BR>PART III: POPULAR THEATRE<BR>8. ''The Theatre of the Flappers?: Gender, Spectatorship and the 'womanisation' of Theatre 1914-1918'; Viv Gardner<BR>9. `[N]o more jokes'?: Metropolitan Music Hall and Variety Theatre; Simon Featherstone<BR>10. British Cinema, Regulation and the War Effort ; Emma Hanna<BR>PART IV: ALTERNATIVE SPACES<BR>11. A City's Toys: Theatre in Birmingham 1914-1918; Claire Cochrane<BR>12. Entertaining the Anzacs: Performance for and by Australian and New Zealand troops on leave in London, 1916-1919; Ailsa Grant-Ferguson<BR>13. Lena Ashwell: Touring Concert Parties and Arts Advocacy, 1914-1919; Margaret Leask.<BR>14. Palliative Pantomimes: Entertainment in Prisoner-of-war Camps; Victor Emeljanow<BR>Bibliography<BR>Index<BR>

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