British Theatre Yearbook 1989

by David Lemmon (Author)

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  Paperback
  1989

  $3.25

  This book records all professional productions throughout Great Britain for 1988 with comment on various productions, news and trends. Included is an overview of the effects of Arts Council policy and the decline and rise of companies and actors. Detailed attention is given to the West End and provincial theatres with full cast lists and notes on productions and policies. Related to this section is an article by Tim Piggot-Smith on working with Sir Peter Hall who ended his career as head of the National Theatre with Shakespeare's Cymbeline , The Tempest and The Winter's Tale . The London Fringe Theatre and the Young Vic's Dr Faustus and An Enemy of the People is discussed with its leading protagonist Anne Myers. Richard Eyre, new head of the National Theatre, talks about funding the theatre and the problems that face theatres like the National and RSC. Finally the touring companies - Foco Novo, Cheek by Jowl and Hull Truck Company are covered with special attention given to Foco Novo, who were responsible for one of the years finest productions.

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  Paperback
  1990

  $28.06

  This is the second British Theatre Yearbook and it provides an illustrated record of professional productions that appeared on the British stage in 1989. The editor introduces the year by discussing particularly exciting productions and he reviews the most significant events such as the discovery of the Rose Theatre and the controversy over its conservation, the death of Sir Laurence Olivier and the theatre's rising stars who have come to prominence during the period. Productions are then covered in detail, with sections devoted to the West End theatre, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, the contribution of the London Fringe, the work of the provincial theatres and of the touring companies. Each section provides theatre addresses, full cast and production team lists, reviews and photographs. Michael Billington has contributed an article to the RSC section describing his own experience of facing the critics when he directed two plays for studio performance at the Barbican.