The Cambridge Companion to Victorian and Edwardian Theatre
The Cambridge Companion to Victorian and Edwardian Theatre

Author: Kerry Powell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-02-19

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780521795364

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This Companion is designed for readers interested in the creation, production and interpretation of Victorian and Edwardian theatre in its own time and on the contemporary stage. The volume opens with an introduction surveying the theatre of the time, followed by an essay contextualizing the theatre within the culture as a whole. Succeeding chapters examine performance, production, and theatre, including the music, the actors, stagecraft and the audience; plays and playwriting and issues of class and gender. Chapters also deal with comedy, farce, melodrama, and the economics of the theatre.

Cambridge Book of Days
Cambridge Book of Days

Author: Rosie Zanders

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2012-02-29

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0752485911

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Taking you through the year day by day, The Cambridge Book of Days contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing or important event or fact from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious, scientific and political history of England as a whole. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information, it will delight residents and visitors alike.

Early Cambridge Theatres
Early Cambridge Theatres

Author: Alan H. Nelson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1994-08-25

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780521431774

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This book attempts a reconstruction of early Cambridge theatres, based on the abundant surviving records.