The Royal Court Theatre is one of the primary forums in the development of postwar drama. Under the title of the English Stage Company the theater produced some of the most influential plays in modern history, including the works of Brenton, Churchill, Bond and Osborne. In this account of the theater, from 1956 to 1998, Philip Roberts draws on unpublished archives and a series of interviews with people prominent in the Court's life.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.
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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 produced some of the most influential plays in modern theatre history, including the works of Brenton, Churchill, Bond and Osborne. In this account of the theatre, from 1956 to 1998, Philip Roberts draws on unpublished archives and a series of interviews with people prominent in the Court's life.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.
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The emergence of the English Stage Company came about by a combination of unpredictable and bizarre circumstances. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Arts Council, Royal Court, Artistic Committee, Old Vic, West End, New York, Jocelyn Herbert, English Stage Company, National Theatre, Lindsay Anderson, George Devine, General Manager, Lord Chamberlain, Theatre Upstairs, Nicholas Wright, David Hare, Early Morning, Executive Committee, Greville Poke, Matthew Evans, Edward Bond, Oscar Lewenstein, Ronald Duncan, Tony Richardson, John Osborne New!
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The emergence of the English Stage Company came about by a combination of unpredictable and bizarre circumstances. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
theatre workbook, true repertory, main bill, subsidised theatre, artistic policy, artistic director, interview with the author, permanent company Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Arts Council, Royal Court, Artistic Committee, Old Vic, West End, New York, Jocelyn Herbert, English Stage Company, National Theatre, Lindsay Anderson, George Devine, General Manager, Lord Chamberlain, Theatre Upstairs, Nicholas Wright, David Hare, Early Morning, Executive Committee, Greville Poke, Matthew Evans, Edward Bond, Oscar Lewenstein, Ronald Duncan, Tony Richardson, John Osborne New!
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- Look Back in Anger (Plays, Penguin) by John Osborne on 9 pages
- Serious Money (Student Editions) by Caryl Churchill on 6 pages
- The Good Woman of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht on 6 pages
- Cards of Identity (British Literature) by Nigel Forbes Dennis on 4 pages
- Design by Motley by Michael Mullin in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Feminist Views on the English Stage: Women Playwrights, 1990-2000 (Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre) by Elaine Aston in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Orwell to the Present: Literature in England, 1945-2000 by John Brannigan on page 161, and Back Matter
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the German Theatre (Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre) by David Barnett in Front Matter
- New Theatre Quarterly 65: Volume 17, Part 1 (v. 17) by Clive Barker in Back Matter
- Contemporary Black and Asian Women Playwrights in Britain (Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre) by Gabriele Griffin in Front Matter
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