British musical theatre since 1950 /
This critical introduction to British musical theatre since 1950 is the first book to discuss its post-war developments from the perspective of British - as opposed to American - popular culture. The genre is situated within the historical context of post-war British society in order to explore the...
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London :
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2016.
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- Cover page; Halftitle page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PART I MUSICALS AND SOCIAL CHANGE; 1.1 BRITISH THEATRE AND SOCIETY AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR; 1.2 INNOVATION AND NOSTALGIA: CAMP IN THE POST-WAR BRITISH MUSICAL; Case Study 1: Salad Days; 1.3 ROCK AND ROLL AND THE THEATRE REVOLUTION; 1.4 THE PLAY WITH MUSIC: POLITICAL THEATRE AND WORKING-CLASS CULTURE; Case Study 2: Blood Brothers; 1.5 THE IMPACT OF OLIVER!; 1.6 AFTER JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR : GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURAL SPECIFICITY; Case Study 3: Billy Elliot.
- 1.7 GLOBAL AND LOCAL: THE FAMILY MUSICALCase Study 4: Matilda
- The Musical; PART II BRITISH POPULAR CULTURE AND MUSICAL THEATRE; 2.1 NOSTALGIA IN CHARACTER AND DRAMATIC FORM; Case Study 5: Oh What a Lovely War!; 2.2 REFLECTING MULTICULTURALISM49; Case Study 6: Bombay Dreams; 2.3 CHANGING SIGNIFICATION IN POPULAR MUSIC; Case Study 7: Oliver!; Case Study 8: The Rocky Horror Show; Conclusion to Part Two; PART III NARRATIVE AND STORY-TELLING IN THE BRITISH MUSICAL SINCE 1970; Preamble; Introduction; 3.1 CONCEPT RECORDINGS: WHEN WHAT YOU SEE ISWHAT YOU HAVE HEARD.
- Case Study 9: Jesus Christ Superstar3.2 SUNG-THROUGH SHOWS: WHEN THE SPOKEN WORD IS SHUNNED; 3.3 STAGE ADAPTATIONS OF NOVELS: WHEN THE WRITTEN WORD BECOMES THEATRICAL ACTION; Case Study 10: Les MiseÌrables; Case Study 11: The Phantom of the Opera; 3.4 ORIGINAL STORIES: WHEN THE CONTENTIS UNKNOWN; 3.5 JUKEBOX MUSICALS: WHEN YOU KNOWALL THE SONGS; Case Study 12: Mamma Mia!; 3.6 STAGE ADAPTATION OF FILMS: WHEN THE CINEMATIC BECOMES THE THEATRICAL; CONCLUSION; TIMELINE; NOTES; SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY; DISCOGRAPHY; FILMOGRAPHY; INDEX.