Oxford Playhouse: High and Low Drama in a University City
Author:   Don Chapman
Publisher:   University of Hertfordshire Press
ISBN:  

9781902806877


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 March 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Oxford Playhouse: High and Low Drama in a University City


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Author:   Don Chapman
Publisher:   University of Hertfordshire Press
Imprint:   University of Hertfordshire Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781902806877


ISBN 10:   1902806875
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 March 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Oxford rediscovers serious drama2 A 'young, obscure actress' provides a venue3 A highbrow programme4 A tepid response5 A lowbrow programme fails too6 The move to Beaumont Street7 A period of prosperity8 The postwar collapse9 Highbrow again10 The university takes over11 The Arts Council flatters to deceive12 Making subsidy go further13 Under siege14 The dream collapses15 A fresh beginning and a multimillion pound facelift

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Don Chapman has been an avid Playhouse-goer since his teens. From 1959-94 he was the Oxford Mail theatre critic. His history draws on the research for which the University of Leicester awarded him his doctorate in 2006.

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