The Cambridge Companion to Victorian and Edwardian Theatre

Kerry Powell editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:19th Feb '04

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This 2004 Companion examines the world of the Victorian theatre: the audiences, playwrights, actors, and music.

This 2004 Companion is designed for readers interested in the production and interpretation of Victorian and Edwardian theatre in its own time and on the modern stage. Includes an essay contextualizing the theatre within its culture; other chapters examine music, actors, stagecraft, audiences, issues of class and gender, and the economics of the theatre.This 2004 Companion is designed for readers interested in the creation, production and interpretation of Victorian and Edwardian theatre, both in its own time and on the contemporary stage. The volume opens with a brief overview and introduction surveying the theatre of the time followed by an essay contextualizing the theatre within the frame of Victorian and Edwardian culture as a whole. Succeeding chapters examine specific aspects of performance, production, and theatre, including the music, the actors, stagecraft and the audiences themselves; plays and playwriting and issues of class and gender are also explored. Chapters also deal with comedy, farce and melodrama, while other essays bring forward new topics and approaches that cross the boundaries of traditional investigation, including analysis of the economics of theatre and of the theatricality of personal identity.

'This is a fascinating and informative addition to the Cambridge Companions to Literature series.' Reference Reviews
'All the contributions to this undeniably useful enterprise are sufficiently expert to ensure it a place on undergraduate and graduate reading-lists …'. Journal of Theatre Research International

ISBN: 9780521795364

Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 21mm

Weight: 497g

308 pages