Theatreland: A Journey Through the Heart of London's Theatre
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ibell, Paul, PUBLISHER: Continuum, Covering ong>theong> five centuries from Shakespeare's Bankside playhouses to today's West End, Paul Ibell's ong>Theong>atreland explores ong>theong> history and current state of ong>theong> London stage, taking ong>theong> reader through ong>theong> streets and alleyways of ong>theong> ong>theong>atre capital of ong>theong> world. London's ong>theong>atre district is quite literally built on ong>theong> ong>pastong>. Although ong>theong> book celebrates this, and ong>theong> artistic achievements that still resonate today, it also emphasises that ong>theong>atre is an art form that can only survive and flourish through fresh talent, new work and constant reinterpretation of old classics. Through a series of entertaining and engaging chapters on ong>theong>mes, personalities and trends, ong>Theong>atreland reflects ong>theong> effortless co-existence between ong>pastong> and present that is such a feature of London's ong>theong>atre world, and shows how actors and producers, playwrights and publicists, ong>theong>atre historians and modern architects, choreographers, critics and customers all play ong>theong>ir part in ensuring that London remains ong>theong> ong>theong>atre capital of ong>theong> world. ong>Theong>atreland brings back to life ong>theong> generations of actors, impresarios, princes and playwrights who created and shaped this cityscape, and describes how ong>theong> 21st century ong>theong>atre industry continues to develop and change. >