First Thrust by Hayman (8 results)

Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Price clipped to D/J. Some writing in pencil to back inside cover about the plays, the authors, the directors, the designers, and the leading players. The author tells the story of how an unconventional theatre - the dream of one man - came to be built in a quiet West Sussex city, despite opposition and pessimism for all quarters. He discusses the challenges that the open stage presents to the actor, the difrector, and the designer, and the problems of choosing plays for it. He examines the use to which the theatre has been put during Oliver's four years as Artistic Director, Sir John Clements' eight years, and Keith Michell's first year, maintaining that a new theatre shape should elicit a new theatre style. In the second half of the book he gives a detailed critical survey of all the work so far perfored at Chichester, analysing each production separately. This is a book for all who love the theatre, and who care about its development as an art form - it is also a fine tribute to the creation and continued existence of 'the impossible theatre'. 215 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dust jacket complete in a clear protective sleeve. black cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. 215 pages clean and tight. The Chichester Festival Theatre, the first major British theatre to have a thrust stage, is still one of the most exciting theatrical spaces in the country. Since it opened in 1962, we have forgotten how difficult it was first of all to bring it into existence, and then to keep it alive - the hostility and criticism which it endured have largely been lost in the delight of the millions who have visited it. Other theatres have been built without a proscenium, but none of them have come to be so important in our theatrical life, with large audiences sitting in close and intimate circles about the performances of our finest actors, in productions by our best directors. Ronald Hayman tells the story of how an unconventional theatre - the dream of one man - came to be built in a quiet West Sussex city, despite opposition and pessimism from all quarters. He discusses the challenges that the open stage presents to the actor, the director, and the designer, and the problems of choosing plays for it. He examines the use to which the theatre has been put during Olivier's four years as Artistic Director, Sir John Clements' eight years, and Keith Michell's first year, maintaining that a new theatre shape should elicit a new theatre style. In the second half of the book he gives a detailed critical survey of all the work so far performed at Chichester, analysing each production separately. This is a book for all who love the theatre, and who care about its development as an art form - it is also a fine tribute to the creation and continued existence of `the impossible theatre'. Size: 8vo.

Blue cloth, illustrated cover, Good condition, 215 pp., Bookplate.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. The author tells the story of how an uncoventional thatre with an open stage - the dream of one man - came to be built in a quiet West Sussex city, which had Sir Laurence Olivier as Artistic director for four years. **** NOT EX LIB **** A1D Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Fine/near fine (clean bright dj very lightly creased top of spine, price clipped, contents clean tight and bright throughout) octavo 215pp. The history of the Chichester Festival Theatre, how it came to be built, and the use to which it has been put.