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This is the first comprehensive guide to British theatre's engagement with the First World War over the last century, from 1900 to the Armistice Day centenary in 2018. Considering theatre as both an industry and literary-cultural artform, it provides a contextual grounding in the prelude to the conflict and coverage of post-war plays as well as wartime performances. Lively chapters from leading scholars explore diverse genres and practices, from Shakespeare to melodrama, while focusing on topics including regionality, national identity, propaganda, commemoration, gender, censorship and international influences. Presenting original scholarship in an accessible and engaging manner, this Companion establishes theatre as a vital means of understanding wartime experiences, and a central feature in commemoration and remembrance.
Contents
Introduction: British theatre and the first world war Helen E. M. Brooks; Part I. Mobilising for War: 1. Foreshadowing the war: future war and invasion plays, 1900-1914 Ailise Bulfin; 2. Mobilising the nation: the comic revue in wartime Robert Dean; Part II. Theatre During the War: 3. Challenging times: making theatre during the war Claire Cochrane; 4. Everyone's a playgoer now!: theatregoing and theatregoers 1914-1918 Viv Gardner; 5. Theatre in the war zone Emma Hanna; 6. The classics at war Ailsa Grant Ferguson; 7. War on the popular stage: 'spy' plays and the one act domestic comedy Maggie B. Gale; 8. Cinema and theatre in the great war Michael Hammond; 9. American invasions Philippa Burt; 10. European theatre on the British stage 1914-1918 Eva Krivanec; 11. Resistance and objection Anselm Heinrich; Part III: The Memory of War: 12. Reflecting on the war Rebecca D'Monté; 13. Re-imagining the war Helen E. M. Brooks; 14. Commemorating the war Rebecca Benzie; Chronology of events and productions; Further reading; Index.
