Description
Product ID: | 9780230284609 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Britain Had Talent |
Subtitle: | A History of Variety Theatre |
Authors: | Author: Oliver Double |
Page Count: | 288 |
Subjects: | Theatre studies, Theatre studies, Other performing arts, Variety shows, music hall, cabaret, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
Imprint Name: | Methuen Drama |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2012-09-19 |