Description
A lively guided tour and accessible journalistic account of British theatre history, from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II.
About the Author
Aleks Sierz FRSA is an author and journalist whose books include In-Yer-Face Theatre (Faber, 2001). He is editor of The Methuen Drama Book of 21st Century British Plays (2010) and co-editor of The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights (2011). Lia Ghilardi is an internationally recognized leader in the field of cultural urban development, who lectures widely in universities across Europe. Lia's background is in urban sociology (Trento University, Italy); she has an MA with Distinction in Arts Criticism from City University (London) and a Diploma in Creative Thinking Skills from the De Bono Seminars Programme (Malta).
Reviews
I am bowled over by The Time Traveller's Guide to British Theatre... I've read many histories of theatre in my time, some very dry and academic and others rather more basic and banal for young readers or people still in the foothills of the Everest of theatre history. But never before have I chortled and marvelled my way through anything quite so informative and entertaining - and for the authors to have done both with such aplomb is quite an achievement... -- Susan Elkin * The Stage *
It combines the latest insights of today with the story of yesterday. It reads like a fast-moving ride on a theatre-go-round - only much more informative. The gossip is fun, too. -- Christopher Frayling
From Elizabethan penny stinkards to iffy, unstoppable Binkie Beaumont, here is a spry, vivid overview of that throbbing and wondrous organism, British theatre. -- Quentin Letts * Daily Mail *
An immensely entertaining, informative guide to 400 years of British theatre that wears its considerable learning lightly. * Michael Billington, Guardian *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350301764
Author Aleks Sierz
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 400g