Philip Roberts

The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An account of the leading forum of the modern stage; includes Foreword by former Director of the Royal Court, Max Stafford-Clark.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 664g
• ISBN-13: 9780521474382
• ISBN-10: 0521474388
• Artikelnr.: 22713830

Autorenporträt

Philip Roberts was born in Ferndale, Rhondda. Son of a shoemaker, he attended Ferndale Grammar School and subsequently, after National Service, attended Trinity College, Carmarthen and obtained a Teaching Certificate. Later, he obtained a Humanities Degree with the Open University. He taught English at Llanrumney High School, Cardiff, for 27 years.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Max Stafford-Clark
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Biographical notes
Preface
Introduction: abortive schemes, 1951-4
1. Coincidences, 1954-6
2. The struggle for control, 1956-60
3. Conflict and competition, 1960-5
4. A socialist theatre, 1965-9
5. A humanist theatre, 1969-75
6. Changing places, 1975-9
7. Theatre in a cold climate, 1980-6
8. Holding on, 1987-93
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index.