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 |
