BRITISH THEATRE AND THE RED PERIL by Steve Nicholson ( 9780859896375 )

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BRITISH THEATRE AND THE RED PERIL
THE PORTRAYAL OF COMMUNISM 1917-1945

By:

Steve Nicholson

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Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER PRESS

Pub. date:

1 October, 1999

Series:

Exeter Performance Studies

Pages:

224

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British Theatre and the Red Peril examines how communism was portrayed in plays in the British theatre between 1917 and 1945, and how at a time when the capitalist system seemed on the verge of collapse, the theatre played a significant part in communicating and manipulating political propaganda in order to influence audiences. It reveals explicit right-wing propaganda produced within mainstream British theatre and questions the assumption that political theatre is almost always left-wing.The book draws on published and unpublished scripts and archive documents to demonstrate how the theatre became a key site for propaganda and ideological warfare. It discusses the methods by which the Lord Chamberlain, the government and even royalty exerted control over the political views voiced on stage in an age when contemporary commentators described the theatre as second only to the press in terms of its significance as a medium of communication.

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