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Item Details
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ON THEATRE
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| By: |
Charles Dickens, Richard Eyre (Foreword), Peter Orford (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1843916177 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781843916178 |
| Publisher: |
HESPERUS PRESS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
25 March, 2011 |
| Series: |
On |
| Pages: |
107 |
| Synopsis: |
'Astley's has altered for the better - we have changed for the worse. Our histrionic taste is gone, and with shame we confess, that we are far more delighted and amused with the audience, than with the pageantry we once so highly appreciated.' Dickens' burning passion for theatre has often been overlooked by fans of his novels. A keen playwright and actor, he staged performances for which he oversaw every detail, and personally adapted many of his own fictional works. As a consummate self-publicist, he also undertook numerous stage tours and public readings of his own work. For Dickens, and for large swathes of Victorian society, theatre was a way of life and a hub of community: audience and performers would swell out onto the streets and into nearby drinking establishments after each show. This collection is a compelling and representative snapshot of Victorian theatre from one of the age's greatest storytellers. On Theatre draws on a variety of sources, both fictional and journalistic. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Hesperus Press Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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