Theatre with a purpose : amateur drama in Britain 1919-1949 /
"This is the first book to offer a sustained focus on the amateur theatre movement in Britain from the end of WWI to the end of WWII, a movement that flourished and led to more people in Britain involved in drama than at any time before or since. It reveals how it was promoted as a tool for soc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Methuen Drama,
2024
London ; New York, NY : 2024 |
| Series: | Cultural histories of theatre and performance
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Table of Contents:
- 'A theatrical revival on democratic lines' : drama and the people after the Great War
- 'A co-operative community effort' : educational settlement theatre
- Social control or self-expression? : Amateur theatre and the unemployment crisis
- Competitions, festivals, politics
- 'The terribly urgent struggle' : the Left Book Club Theatre Guild 1936-39
- 'A remarkable revival in dramatic work and interest' : amateur theatre during the Second World War
- Conclusion : the contribution of theatre with a purpose