The London Stage, 1950-1959: 1950-1957
Author | : J. P. Wearing |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1787 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0810826909 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780810826908 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: These highly praised day-by-day calendars of plays produced at the major London theatres cover all the big productions and names, revivals of the classics, and opera and ballet productions. J. P. Wearing lists each production in chronological arrangement of playbills, with full production and contemporary review information for each play and including comprehensive indexes. Every scholar and critic concerned with English theatre for the period...will want and need to consult these volumes. ...monumental ongoing series is one of the best examples I can point to of how modern theatrical research should be done. There's no better source for the London Stage... --THE BIG REEL