LEADER 03106nam 2200601 450 001 9910820110103321 005 20230721013622.0 010 $a1-4411-9677-3 010 $a1-282-87607-4 010 $a9786612876073 010 $a1-4411-7835-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000055889 035 $a(EBL)601788 035 $a(OCoLC)676696252 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000429598 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11323208 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000429598 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10449685 035 $a(PQKB)10144101 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601788 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5309755 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3003059 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6162440 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3003059 035 $a(OCoLC)928191751 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000055889 100 $a20200717d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTheatreland $ea journey through the heart of London's theatre /$fPaul Ibell 210 1$aLondon, England :$cBloomsbury,$d[2009] 210 4$dİ2009 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-84725-003-3 327 $aContents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 A River Runs Through It; 2 The First West End; 3 The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; 4 Boys Will Be Girls; 5 Royalty at the Theatre; 6 Dynasties; 7 Americans in London; 8 St Martin's Lane; 9 Shaftesbury Avenue; 10 Drama Queens: Ivor Novello and Noe?l Coward; 11 The Donmar: The West End's Favourite Warehouse; 12 West End Women; 13 An Actor's Life; 14 Let's Do the Show Right Here! - How Shows are Staged; 15 Theatre Critics: Sheridan Morley and his Colleagues; 16 The Actors' Church; 17 Selling the Show; 18 What about the Audience? 327 $a19 Preserving the Past/Ensuring the Future20 Theatre Ghosts; 21 The Eternal Debate: Drama or Musicals?; 22 Ballet - And a Little Opera, Too; 23 Tony Field: A Life in Theatre; 24 Little and Large: Two Theatre Collections; 25 Films on Stage; 26 The Savoy: From Theatre to Hotel; 27 The Road Goes On; Index 330 $aCovering the five centuries from Shakespeare's Bankside playhouses to today's West End, Paul Ibell's Theatreland explores the history and current state of the London stage, taking the reader through the streets and alleyways of the theatre capital of the world. . London's theatre district is quite literally built on the past. Although the book celebrates this, and the artistic achievements that still resonate today, it also emphasises that theatre is an art form that can only survive and flourish through fresh talent, new work and constant reinterpretation of old classics. . Through a series 606 $aTheater$zEngland$zLondon$xHistory 607 $aLondon (England)$xIntellectual life 615 0$aTheater$xHistory. 676 $a792.09421 700 $aIbell$b Paul$01650432 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820110103321 996 $aTheatreland$93999805 997 $aUNINA