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Oh What A Lovely War (Methuen Modern Play)
Theatre Workshop
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Description for Oh What A Lovely War (Methuen Modern Play)
Paperback. Reissue of a classic Methuen Modern Play in a newly restored version with a new Introduction by Joan Littlewood Editor(s): Littlewood, Joan. Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Oh What a Lovely War is a theatrical chronicle of the First World War, told through the songs and documents of the period. First performed by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London in 1963, it received the acclaim of London audiences and critics. It won the Grand Prix of the Theatre des Nations festival in Paris that year and has gone on to become a classic of the modern theatre. In 1969 a film version was made which extended the play's popular success. The play is now on the standard reading list of schools and ... Read more
Oh What a Lovely War is a theatrical chronicle of the First World War, told through the songs and documents of the period. First performed by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London in 1963, it received the acclaim of London audiences and critics. It won the Grand Prix of the Theatre des Nations festival in Paris that year and has gone on to become a classic of the modern theatre. In 1969 a film version was made which extended the play's popular success. The play is now on the standard reading list of schools and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413302106
SKU
V9780413302106
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About Theatre Workshop
Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop company was set up at the end of the war and started by touring in Wales, the industrial north and Scotland. In 1953 they moved into the Theatre Royal, Stratford, London E15 and remained there for the next eleven years during which time they built up an international reputation. Their best work included classical revivals like ... Read more
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