Staging Beckett in London / Matthew McFrederick.
| Author/creator | McFrederick, Matthew author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London, UK ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama , 2025. |
| Description | xii, 264 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction. Staging Beckett in London -- Beckett and the Arts Theatre -- Beckett and the Royal Court : the George Devine years -- Beckett and the National Theatre : the Old Vic, Young Vic and Southbank -- Beckett and the Royal Shakespeare Company -- Back to Beckett at the Royal Court : a consistent London home -- Beckett-on-Thames into the 1980s -- Staging Beckett post-Beckett : the 1990s -- Beckettmania : the new millennium -- Beckett after Beckett at the Royal Court : old friends and new voices -- Beckett and Covid-19. |
| Abstract | "The first dedicated performance history of Samuel Beckett's drama in London theatre culture. By tracing these histories through original findings in international archives, interviews with key practitioners and framing the performances in their historical and cultural contexts, this open access historiography offers new readings and insights into productions of Beckett's plays in London. Matthew McFrederick re-evaluates Beckett's role in London theatre and the importance of their influence on Beckett's career and legacy. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the University of Reading Library"-- provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2024060280 |
| ISBN | 9781350365971 |
| ISBN | 1350365971 |
| ISBN | 9781350365988 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 135036598X |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
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