British musical theatre since 1950 / Robert Gordon, Olaf Jubin, Millie Taylor.
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TextSeries: Critical companionsPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2016Description: 288 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472584366 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Musical theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 782.1'4'094109045 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.
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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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