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Author:   Paul Ibell
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hambledon Continuum
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781847250032

ISBN 10:   1847250033
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 May 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Language:   English

Table of Contents

Contents (i) Illustrations (ii) Acknowledgments (iii) Introduction 1 A River Runs Through It 2 The First West End 3 The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 4 Boys Will Be Girls 5 Royalty At The Theatre 6 Dynasties 7 Americans in London 8 St Martin's Lane 9 Drama Queens: Ivor Novello and Noël Coward 10 Shaftesbury Avenue 11 The Donmar Warehouse 12 West End Women 13 An Actor's Life 14 Let's Do The Show Right Here! Staging A Show 15 Theatre Critics: Sheridan Morley and his Colleagues 16 The Actors' Church 17 Selling the Show 18 What About The Audience? 19 Preserving the Past/Ensuring The Future 20 Theatre Ghosts 21 The Eternal Debate: Drama or Musicals? 22 Ballet - And A Little Opera, Too 23 Tony Field: A Life In Theatre 24 Little and Large: Two Theatre Collections 25 Films On Stage 26 The Savoy: From Theatre to Hotel 27 The Road Goes On Index

Reviews

Briefly reviewed in the Year's work in English Studies journal, vol 89, No. 1 'Charting the history of London's Theatreland, from the Elizabethan period to the present day, there are a number of areas of interest to those who study the theatre of the first half of the twentieth century'

'A treat! ... Guaranteed to provide sensational interval conversation ... In this warmly witty and informative tour-guide of a book, Ibell weaves together colourful tidbits about the London stage ... A great present.' - What's On Stage--Sanford Lakoff

Author Information

Paul Ibell is a writer and lecturer specialising in theatre, and a past Awards Manager for the Olivier Awards and Theatre Awards UK.

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