Nightingale, Benedict
Great Moments in the Theatre
- ISBN 13:
- 9781849432337
- author:
- Nightingale, Benedict
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oberon Books Ltd.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 13.7 x 2.3 x 21.3 cm
- Genre:
- Music, Stage & Screen, Performing Arts, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Benedict Nightingale's comprehensive tour of theatrical history spans over 2,500 years, from the first performance of Aeschylus' The Oresteia in 458 BC to the premiere of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem in London in 2009. This engaging volume brings together a diverse range of theatrical openings and events, many of historical significance and importance.
With his 50-year reviewing career providing valuable insight, Nightingale shares his expertise on leading dramatists and performers, directors and composers, celebrating the fulfilment and fun he has found in the art-form. The book features entries ranging from Sheridan's School for Scandal to Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, Gogol's Government Inspector, Synge's Playboy of the Western World, and Lionel Bart's Twang!!, among many others.
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