{"product_id":"an-illustrated-history-of-british-robert-leach-9780415725163","title":"An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance: Volume Two - From the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the history and development of theatre from the Roman era to the present day. As the most public of arts, theatre constantly interacted with changing social, political and intellectual movements and ideas, and Robert Leach's masterful work restores to the foreground of this evolution the contributions of women, gay people and ethnic minorities, as well as the theatres of the English regions, and of Wales and Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly illustrated chapters trace the development of theatre through major plays from each period; evaluations of playwrights; contemporary dramatic theory; acting and acting companies; dance and music; the theatre buildings themselves; and the audience, while also highlighting enduring features of British theatre, from comic gags to the use of props. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing on from the Enlightenment, Volume Two of \u003ci\u003eAn Illustrated History of British Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Performance \u003c\/i\u003eleads its readers from the drama and performances of the Industrial Revolution to the latest digital theatre. Moving from Punch and Judy, castle spectres and penny showmen to Modernism and Postdramatic Theatre, Leach's second volume triumphantly completes a collated account of all the British Theatre History knowledge anyone could ever need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Leach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041572516X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415725163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Robert Leach","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658874335487,"sku":"9780415725163","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-illustrated-history-of-british-robert-leach-9780415725163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}