The Cambridge History of British Theatre (Hardcover)

Acknowledgements; Chronology; List of illustrations; Part I. 1895?1946: 1. British theatre, 1895?1946: art, entertainment, audiences ? an introduction Dennis Kennedy; 2. The London stage, 1895?1918 Thomas Postlewait; 3. Provincial stages, 1900?34: touring and early repertory theatre Viv Gardner; 4. Popular theatre, 1896?1940 Sophie Nield; 5. Case study: Cicely Hamilton's Diana of Dobson's, 1908 Christine Dymkowski; 6. A critical year in perspective: 1926 Steve Nicholson; 7. The London stage, 1918?45 Maggie B. Gale; 8. Social commitment and aesthetic innovation, 1895?1946 Mick Wallis; PART II. Scottish and Welsh Theatres, 1895?2002: 9. Towards national identities: theatre in Scotland Jan McDonald; 10. Case study: Ena Lamont Stewart's Men Should Weep, 1947 Nadine Holdsworth; 11. Towards national identities: Welsh theatres Ioan Williams; 12. Case study: refashioning a myth, performances of the tale of Blodeuwedd Hazel Walford Davies; Part III. 1940?2002: 13. British theatre, 1940?2002: an introduction Baz Kershaw; 14. The establishment of mainstream theatre, 1946?79 John Bull; 15. Alternative theatres, 1946?2000 Baz Kershaw; 16. Developments in the profession of theatre, 1946?2000 Colin Chambers; 17. Case study: Theatre Workshop's Oh What a Lovely War, 1963 Derek Paget; 18. 1979 and after: a view Vera Gottlieb; 19. British theatre and commerce, 1979?2000 Stephen Lacey; 20. New theatre for new times: decentralisation, innovation and pluralism, 1975?2000 Simon Jones; 21. Theatre in Scotland in the 1990s and beyond Adrienne Scullion; 22. Theatre in Wales in the 1990s and beyond Roger Owen; 23. English theatre in the 1990s and beyond Liz Tomlin; Bibliography; Index.