{"product_id":"the-cambridge-history-of-british-theatre-hardback-9780521650687","title":"The Cambridge History of British Theatre (Hardback) 9780521650687","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge History of British Theatre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe second of three volumes looking at the turbulent public life of performance in Britain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Donohue (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521650687, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 December 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e574 pages, 34 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 1.15 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… exceptional … destined to prove one of the most erudite, and yet accessible, resources for theatre scholars and students as well as serious theatre practitioners … must be hailed as perhaps the most carefully compiled and comprehensively covered history ever attempted … I know of no library that has any other theatre history (focusing exclusively on British Theatre) on its shelves to challenge this great new work's pole position in the theatre reference stakes … All in all a great work.' Amateur Stage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVolume 2 of The Cambridge History of British Theatre begins in 1660 with the restoration of King Charles II to the throne and the reestablishment of the professional theatre, interdicted since 1642, and follows the far-reaching development of the form over two centuries and more to 1895. Descriptions of the theatres, actors and actresses, acting companies, dramatists and dramatic genres over the period are augmented by accounts of the audiences, politics and morality, scenography, provincial theatre, theatrical legislation, the long-drawn-out competition of major and minor theatres, and the ultimate revocation of the theatrical monopoly of Drury Lane and Covent Garden, initiating a new era. Chapters on two representative years, 1776 and 1895, are complemented by chapters on two phenomenal productions, The Beggar's Opera and The Bells, as well as by studies of popular theatre, including music hall, sexuality on the Victorian stage and other social and cultural contexts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface and acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Timeline 1660 to 1894 compiled by Joseph Donohue\u003cbr\u003e Part I. 1660 to 1800: 1. Introduction: the theatre from 1660 to 1800 Joseph Donohue\u003cbr\u003e 2. Theatres and repertory Robert D. Hume\u003cbr\u003e 3. Theatre and the female presence Joanne Lafler\u003cbr\u003e 4. Theatre, politics and morality Derek Hughes\u003cbr\u003e 5. Theatre companies and regulation Judith Milhous\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Beggar's Opera: a case study Calhoun Winton\u003cbr\u003e 7. Garrick at Drury Lane, 1747–76 Mark S. Auburn\u003cbr\u003e 8. Theatre outside London, 1660–1775 Görel Garlick\u003cbr\u003e 9. 1776: a critical year in perspective Edward A. Langhans\u003cbr\u003e 10. The theatrical revolution, 1776–1843 Jane Moody\u003cbr\u003e Part II. 1800 to 1895: 11. Introduction: the theatre from 1800 to 1895 Joseph Donohue\u003cbr\u003e 12. Presence, personality and physicality: actors and their repertoires, 1776–1895 Jim Davis\u003cbr\u003e 13. Theatres, their architecture and their audiences Joseph Donohue\u003cbr\u003e 14. Stage design from Loutherbourg to Poel Christopher Baugh\u003cbr\u003e 15. Theatre and mid-Victorian society, 1851–70 Richard W. Schoch\u003cbr\u003e 16. Gendering Victorian theatre Kerry Powell\u003cbr\u003e 17. Popular entertainment, 1776–1895 Dave Russell\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Bells: a case study\u003cbr\u003e a 'bare-ribbed skeleton' in a chest David Mayer\u003cbr\u003e 19. The new drama and the old theatre Peter Thomson\u003cbr\u003e 20. 1895: a critical year in perspective Joel Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography of works cited\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular culture [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular culture\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20culture%20%5BJFCA%5D%22\"\u003eJFCA\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre direction \u0026amp; production [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre direction \u0026amp; production\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20direction%20\u0026amp;%20production%20%5BANF%5D%22\"\u003eANF\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006025224472,"sku":"9780521650687","price":191.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521650687i_106d831d-c8bc-4bb0-b4de-87dc89d63395.jpg?v=1691379530","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-history-of-british-theatre-hardback-9780521650687","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}