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.
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