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Britain Had Talent: A History of Variety Theatre

Autor Oliver Double
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 sep 2012
In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance dynamics and techniques. Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse speciality acts, this vibrant book draws on a series of new interviews with variety veterans.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780230284593
ISBN-10: 0230284590
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 8 illustrations, 2 b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:2012
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Red Globe Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Draws on a series of new interviews with veteran variety performers including Vera Lynn, the Beverley Sisters, Roy Hudd, Barry Cryer, Wyn Calvin and Ronnie Ronalde, as well as variety agents Michael Grade and Morris Aza

Notă biografică

OLIVER DOUBLE is a senior lecturer in Drama at the University of Kent, UK. Once a stand-up comedian himself, his teaching in this area is highly acclaimed and has received national media attention. He is the author of Getting the Joke: The Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy (Methuen, 2005) and Stand Up! On Being a Comedian (Methuen, 1997). Find out more about the author here: www.oliverdouble.com and view a celebration of variety theatre on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRUKjWZ47SI

Cuprins

Preface Introduction PART I: HISTORY OF VARIETY PERFORMANCE Britain's Got Talent The Variety Bill Music Hall becomes Variety The Golden Age of Variety Variety Falls Apart PART II: PERFORMANCE DYNAMICS Personality Participation Skill Novelty PART III: VARIETY PERFORMANCE TODAY Variety Now Bibliography.

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In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance dynamics and techniques. Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse speciality acts, this vibrant book draws on a series of new interviews with variety veterans.