The Repertory Movement: A History of Regional Theatre in Britain

by Anthony Jackson and George Rowell

Book Overview

This is an account of the origins, development and current state of the repertory theatre movement in Britain. The movement had its roots in ideas, experiments and traditions stretching back into the nineteenth century, and first found its voice in 1907 with Miss Horniman's company in Manchester. Since then it has played a vital - often a dominant - role in British twentieth-century theatre. As a method of theatre organisation, repertory refers to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521319196
• ISBN13: 9780521319195
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"