Who Keeps the Score on the London Stages?

How does one become a theater critic in London? What do the theater critics think of their profession? How are they judged by those they critique? What do both critics and theatre-makers think of their mutual object of desire - the British Theatre?Who Keeps the Score on the London Stages? sets out t...

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Stefanova, Kalina
Formáid: Leictreonach Ríomhleabhar
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Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Rochtain ar líne:ProQuest Ebook Central
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Tables of Contents; Introduction to the Series; List of Interviewees; Acknowledgements; Prologue: The British Dimension of the American Dream; Part I: In Their Capacity as an Ideal: Enter the London Theatre Critics; 1. Roads to Perfection: 27 Ways To Become a Theatre Critic in London; Paul Allen; Kate Bassett; Michael Billington; James Christopher; Michael Coveney; Nick Curtis; Nicholas deJongh; Jane Edwards; John Elsom; Lyn Gardner; Robert Gore-Langton; John Gross; Bill Hagerty; Peter Hepple; Ian Herbert; Robert Hewison; Jeremy Kingston.
  • Alastair MacaulaySheridan Morley; David Nathan; Benedict Nightingale; John Peter; Ian Shuttleworth; Charles Spencer; Jack Tinker; Irving Wardle; Matt Wolf; 2. Hats Off To the Masters: Who Made Critics Want To Be Critics?; Kate Bassett; Michael Coveney; Nick Curtis; Nicholas de Jongh; Lyn Gardner; John Gross; Sheridan Morley; Benedict Nightingale; John Peter; Ian Shuttleworth; Jack Tinker; Matt Wolf; 3. ""Like a Wine-Writer in Bordeaux"": Reflections from Paradise; Michael Coveney; Nick Curtis; Nicholas de Jongh; John Elsom; Robert Gore-Langton; Ian Herbert; Alastair Macaulay; Sheridan Morley.
  • Benedict NightingaleJohn Peter; Ian Shuttleworth; Charles Spencer; Jack Tinker; Irving Wardle; Matt Wolf; 4. To Be or Not To Be Reborn As a Critic?(An Invitation for a Life Encore); Michael Billington; James Christopher; Michael Coveney; Nicholas de Jongh; Robert Gore-Langton; Ian Herbert; Robert Hewison; Jeremy Kingston; Alastair Macaulay; Sheridan Morley; David Nathan; Benedict Nightingale; Ian Shuttleworth; Charles Spencer; Irving Wardle; Part II: Is the Ideal Really that Ideal?; 1. British Theatre Criticism
  • Virtues and Vices: Critics Review Themselves; Paul Allen; Kate Bassett.
  • Michael BillingtonJames Christopher; Michael Coveney; Nicholas de Jongh; Jane Edwards; John Elsom; Lyn Gardner; Robert Gore-Langton; Bill Hagerty; Ian Herbert; Robert Hewison; Alastair Macaulay; David Nathan; John Peter; Ian Shuttleworth; Charles Spencer; Jack Tinker; Irving Wardle; 2. Change of Roles: Theatre-Makers Criticize Their Critics; Steven Berkoff; Martin Coveney; Howard Davies; Sir Richard Eyre; David Farr; Thelma Holt; Sue Hyman; Sharon Kean; Jonathan Kent; Nicolas Kent; Sir Cameron Mackintosh; Sam Mendes; Katie Mitchell; Michael Morris; Tom Morris; Adrian Noble; Trevor Nunn.
  • Sue RolfeJoy Sapieka; Max Stafford-Clark; Arnold Wesker; Peter Wilkins; 3. Are All the Battles Won? (Kenneth Tynan Bequeaths a Controversy); Paul Allen; Kate Bassett; Michael Billington; Michael Coveney; Nick Curtis; Nicholas de Jongh; John Elsom; Robert Gore-Langton; John Gross; Jeremy Kingston; Alastair Macaulay; Sheridan Morley; Benedict Nightingale; John Peter; Ian Shuttleworth; Charles Spencer; Jack Tinker; Irving Wardle; 4. British and American Theatre Criticism: A Comparison; Michael Billington; John Gross; Peter Hepple; Sheridan Morley; Benedict Nightingale; Matt Wolf.