The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage (Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre) - Softcover

Roberts, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521479622 ISBN 13: 9780521479622

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

The Royal Court Theatre is one of the primary forums in the development of post-war drama. Under the title of the English Stage Company the theatre's house actors and dramatists commissioned and produced some of the most influential plays in modern theatre history, including the works of Brenton, Churchill, Bond and Osborne. The story of the Royal Court is also the history of the contemporary stage. In this absorbing account of the theatre's history from 1956 to 1998, Philip Roberts draws on previously unpublished archives in both public and private collections and a series of interviews with people prominent in the Court's life. The book also includes a Foreword by the former Director of the Royal Court, Max Stafford-Clark. The result is an intimate account of the working of the foremost house of modern drama and its relationships to the world of the theatre in Britain and abroad.

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Review:

'Philip Roberts ... produces an essential documentary account ...' The Times Literary Supplement

Book Description:

The Royal Court Theatre produced some of the most influential plays in modern theatre, including works of Brenton, Churchill, Bond and Osborne. In this account, from 1956 to 1998, Philip Roberts employs unpublished archives and interviews and includes a Foreword by the former Director of the Royal Court, Max Stafford-Clark.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521479622
• ISBN 13: 9780521479622
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 314