British musical theatre since 1950 / Robert Gordon, Olaf Jubin and Millie Taylor.
By: Gordon, Robert [author.].
Contributor(s): Jubin, Olaf [author.] | Taylor, Millie [author.].
Series: Critical companions: Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781472584403.Subject(s): Musical theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Musicals -- Great Britain -- History and criticismOnline resources: View this item online Summary: This critical introduction to British musical theatre since 1950 discusses its post-war developments from the perspective of British - as opposed to American - popular culture. The genre is situated within the historical context of post-war British society in order to explore the range of forms through which significant sociocultural moments are represented. Introductory chapters analyse the way British musicals have responded to social change, the forms of popular theatre and music from which they have developed and their originality in elaborating new narrative strategies since the 70s.Previously issued in print: London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2016. Digital resource published 2018.
This critical introduction to British musical theatre since 1950 discusses its post-war developments from the perspective of British - as opposed to American - popular culture. The genre is situated within the historical context of post-war British society in order to explore the range of forms through which significant sociocultural moments are represented. Introductory chapters analyse the way British musicals have responded to social change, the forms of popular theatre and music from which they have developed and their originality in elaborating new narrative strategies since the 70s.
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