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El. knyga: British Musical Theatre since 1950

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(Goldsmiths, University of London, UK), (University of Winchester, UK), (Regent's University London, UK)
  • Formatas: 288 pages
  • Serija: Critical Companions
  • Išleidimo metai: 08-Sep-2016
  • Leidėjas: Methuen Drama
  • ISBN-13: 9781472584397
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  • Formatas: 288 pages
  • Serija: Critical Companions
  • Išleidimo metai: 08-Sep-2016
  • Leidėjas: Methuen Drama
  • ISBN-13: 9781472584397
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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 range of forms through which significant sociocultural moments are represented.

Introductory chapters analyse the way British musicals have responded to social change, the forms of popular theatre and music from which they have developed and their originality in elaborating new narrative strategies since the seventies. A key feature of the book is its close readings of twelve key works, from Salad Days (1954) and Oliver! (1960) to global smash hits such as Les Misérables (1985) and The Phantom of the Opera (1986) and beyond, including the latest critical and box-office success Matilda (2011). Also analysed are British favourites (Blood Brothers, 1983), cult shows (The Rocky Horror Show, 1975) and musicals with a pre-existing fan-base, such as Mamma Mia! (1999).

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Pleasingly, although each of the authors is an academic, they do not wear their learning to[ o] heavily and this volume could easily please a general reader as well as students ... All in, this is a readable overview of its subject and a welcome addition to the bookshelves of anybody with an interest in British musicals. -- Philip Fisher * British Theatre Guide * This academic yet highly accessible text ... [ offers] a detailed and relevant account of the industry from this side of the pond ... A demanding yet rewarding read ... There's much to enjoy for both the academic and the general theatre historian. * London Theatre *

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The first critical introduction to post-Second World War British musical theatre, from Salad Days to the present day.
List of Illustrations
ix
Introduction 1(6)
Part I Musicals and Social Change
7(76)
Robert Gordon
1.1 British Theatre and Society after the Second World War
7(4)
1.2 Innovation and Nostalgia: Camp in the Post-War British Musical
11(17)
Case Study 1 Salad Days
16(12)
1.3 Rock and Roll and the Theatre Revolution
28(3)
1.4 The Play with Music: Political Theatre and Working-Class Culture
31(13)
Case Study 2 Blood Brothers
33(11)
1.5 The Impact of Oliver!
44(4)
1.6 After Jesus Christ Superstar. Globalization and Cultural Specificity
48(20)
Case Study 3 Billy Elliot
50(18)
1.7 Global and Local: The Family Musical
68(15)
Case Study 4 Matilda -- The Musical
69(14)
Part II British Popular Culture and Musical Theatre
83(58)
Millie Taylor
2.1 Nostalgia in Character and Dramatic Form
84(14)
Case Study 5 Oh What a Lovely War!
91(7)
2.2 Reflecting Multiculturalism
98(17)
Case Study 6 Bombay Dreams
109(6)
2.3 Changing Signification in Popular Music
115(26)
Case Study 7 Oliver!
125(6)
Case Study 8 The Rocky Horror Show
131(9)
Conclusion to Part Two
140(1)
Part III Narrative and Story-Telling in the British Musical since 1970
141(72)
Olaf Jubin
Preamble
141(1)
Introduction
142(1)
3.1 Concept Recordings: When What You See is What You Have Heard
143(14)
Case Study 9 Jesus Christ Superstar
146(11)
3.2 Sung-Through Shows: When the Spoken Word is Shunned
157(3)
3.3 Stage Adaptations of Novels: When the Written Word Becomes Theatrical Action
160(29)
Case Study 10 Les Miserables
167(11)
Case Study 11 The Phantom of the Opera
178(11)
3.4 Original Stories: When the Content is Unknown
189(6)
3.5 Jukebox Musicals: When You Know All the Songs
195(13)
Case Study 12 Mamma Mia!
197(11)
3.6 Stage Adaptation of Films: When the Cinematic Becomes the Theatrical
208(5)
Conclusion 213(2)
Timeline 215(6)
Notes 221(30)
Selective Bibliography 251(4)
Discography 255(4)
Filmography 259(2)
Index 261
Robert Gordon is Professor of Theatre and Performance at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK and Director of the Pinter Research Centre in Performance and Creative Writing. He has published books on Stoppard and Harold Pinter, on modern acting theories and edited The Oxford Handbook of Sondheim Studies; he is co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical. Olaf Jubin is Reader in Media Studies and Musical Theatre at Regents University London, UK, and a Visiting Lecturer on the M.A. in Musical Theatre at Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. He has written and co-edited several books on musical theatre and the mass media and is co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical. Millie Taylor is Professor of Musical Theatre at the University of Winchester, UK. She worked as a freelance musical director and, for almost twenty years, toured Britain and Europe with a variety of musicals including West Side Story, Rocky Horror Show, Little Shop of Horrors and Sweeney Todd. Her publications include Singing for Musicals: A Practical Guide (2008), Musical Theatre, Realism and Entertainment (2012), and with Dominic Symonds the edited collection Gestures of Music Theatre: The Performativity of Song and Dance (2014).