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21%OFFJohn McGrath - Good Night Out - 9781854593702 - V9781854593702
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Good Night Out

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Description for Good Night Out Paperback. The classic manifesto on popular theatre reissued. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.

The classic manifesto on popular theatre by the founder of the 7:84 Theatre Companies.

John McGrath's manifesto is as relevant today as it was when first published in 1981. Looking at the ways different classes take their entertainment, he puts the case for what theatre could be doing for the populace instead of walling itself up in subsidised fortresses for the well-to-do.

Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854593702
SKU
V9781854593702
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About John McGrath
John McGrath (1935-2002) was a playwright and theatre theorist. He also wrote for TV, notably Z-Cars). In 1971 he founded 7:84 (named after the statistic that 7% of the population of Britain owns 84% of the wealth), for whom he wrote 20 plays.

Reviews for Good Night Out
'The classic statement of the aims of the counter-theatre movement in this country'
Financial Times
'Ebullient, provocative and, above all, life-enhancing'
Michael Billington

Goodreads reviews for Good Night Out


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