Great moments in the theatre / Benedict Nightingale.
Great moments in the theatre / Benedict Nightingale.
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London : Oberon Books, 2012.
Date
2012.
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G 2013/2913
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English
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262 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
The Oresteia Theatre of Dionysus, Athens, April 458 BC -- Hamlet Globe Theatre, London, July 1601 -- Eastward Ho! Blackfriars Theatre, London, August 1605 -- The CID Theatre Du Marais, Paris, January 2 1637 -- Tartuffe Palais-Royal, Paris, February 5 1669 -- Phedre Hotel De Bourgogne, Paris, January...
A Doll's House Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, December 21 1879 -- Iolanthe Savoy Theatre, London, November 25 1882 -- La Dame Aux Camelias Maly Theatre, St Petersburg, March 12 1891 -- Ghosts Royalty Theatre, London, March 13 1891 -- The Importance of Being Earnest St James's Theatre, London, February 1...
Blood Wedding Teatro Beatriz, Madrid, March 8 1933 -- Waiting For Lefty Civic Repertory Theatre, New York, January 6 1935 -- Murder in The Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral, June 15 1935 -- Oklahoma! St James Theater, New York, March 31 1943 -- The Glass Menagerie Civic Theatre, Chicago, December 26 19...
King Lear Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, November 6 1962 -- Othello Old Vic, London, April 21 1964 -- The Homecoming New Theatre, Cardiff, March 26 1965 -- Twang!! Palace Theatre, Manchester, November 3 1965 -- Saved Royal Court, London, November 3 1965 -- Loot Cochrane Theatre, London, Septe...
Not I Royal Court, London, January 18 1973 -- The Misanthrope Old Vic, London, February 22 1973 -- Sizwe Bansi is Dead St Stephen's Hall, New Brighton, September 1974 -- Comedians Nottingham Playhouse, February 20 1975 -- No Man's Land Old Vic, London, April 23 1975 -- Macbeth Other Place, Stratford...
Glengarry Glen Ross Cottesloe, National Theatre, London, September 21 1983 -- Death of A Salesman Broadhurst Theatre, New York, March 31 1984 -- Les Miserables Barbican Theatre, London, October 8 1985 -- Entertaining Strangers St Mary's Church, Dorchester, November 18 1985 -- Dancing At Lughnasa Lyt...
Art Wyndham's Theatre, London, October 15 1996 -- The Iceman Cometh Almeida Theatre, London, April 14 1998 -- Mnemonic Stadtkino, Salzburg, August 22, 1999 -- The Lady in The Van Queen's Theatre, London, December 7 1999 -- Hamlet Lyttelton, National Theatre, London, September 5 2000 -- The Far Side...
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London : Oberon Books, 2012.
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England
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
Renowned critic Benedict Nightingale, who served as chief theatre critic for the London "Times "from 1990-2010, collects what he considers the greatest moments from the past 2,500 years of theater. His informative and entertaining essays cover and celebrate a vast array of diverse, historical and important openings and events.
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Great moments in the theatre / Benedict Nightingale.
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Includes bibliography (p. 242-251) and index.
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G 2013/2913
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74VKDX85VJqA
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ISBN
1849432333 (pbk.)
9781849432337 (pbk.)
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792.09
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991019010329702626