{"product_id":"an-illustrated-history-of-british-robert-leach-9780815374824","title":"An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance: Volume One - From the Romans to the Enlightenment","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 interacts 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\u003eThis first volume spans from the earliest forms of performance to the popular theatres of high society and the Enlightenment, tracing a movement from the outdoor and fringe to the heart of the social world. The \u003ci\u003eIllustrated History \u003c\/i\u003eacts as an accessible, flexible basis for students of the theatre, and for pure fans of British theatre history there could be no better starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Leach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815374828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815374824\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 660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Robert Leach","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48742343049471,"sku":"9780815374824","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87933891-b087-44b8-8004-bffa38ba9e95.jpg?v=1782444874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-illustrated-history-of-british-robert-leach-9780815374824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}