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The National Theatre Story
Dr Daniel Rosenthal
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Description for The National Theatre Story
Hardcover. In 2013, Great Britain's National Theatre is 50 years old. Published in collaboration, this book is the only authorised biography of this British institution. Featuring interviews with Artistic Directors and stars of the stage, this book is packed with photographs and exclusive insights into British theatrical history. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 198 x 72. Weight in Grams: 1774.
Winner of the STR Theatre Book Prize 2014 The National Theatre Story is filled with artistic, financial and political battles, onstage triumphs – and the occasional disaster. This definitive account takes readers from the National Theatre’s 19th-century origins, through false dawns in the early 1900s, and on to its hard-fought inauguration in 1963. At the Old Vic, Laurence Olivier was for ten years the inspirational Director of the NT Company, before Peter Hall took over and, in 1976, led the move into the National’s concrete home on the South Bank. Altogether, the NT has staged more than 800 ... Read more
Winner of the STR Theatre Book Prize 2014 The National Theatre Story is filled with artistic, financial and political battles, onstage triumphs – and the occasional disaster. This definitive account takes readers from the National Theatre’s 19th-century origins, through false dawns in the early 1900s, and on to its hard-fought inauguration in 1963. At the Old Vic, Laurence Olivier was for ten years the inspirational Director of the NT Company, before Peter Hall took over and, in 1976, led the move into the National’s concrete home on the South Bank. Altogether, the NT has staged more than 800 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
928
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840027686
SKU
V9781840027686
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Ref
99-50
About Dr Daniel Rosenthal
Daniel Rosenthal was born in London in 1971. He has written on theatre and film for The Times, Independent and Observer, and his previous books include 100 Shakespeare Films (2007) and Student Editions of David Mamet's Oleanna and Patrick Marber's Closer. He has chaired 30 National Theatre Platforms and is Associate Producer of the BBC 4 Arena documentaries on the ... Read more
Reviews for The National Theatre Story
As packed with drama as anything it has staged ... Covering 50 years during which the National has staged 800 or so shows, it can't help but prompt vivid memories in theatre-going readers.
The Sunday Times
This weighty tome is the definitive history, synthesising many of the previous works, incorporating extensive new interview material with privileged access to ... Read more
The Sunday Times
This weighty tome is the definitive history, synthesising many of the previous works, incorporating extensive new interview material with privileged access to ... Read more