London's Grand Guignol and the theatre of horror
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Author
Contributions
- Wilson, Michael, 1963- - Contributor
- Berkeley, Reginald, 1890-1935. - Contributor
- Unger, Gladys, d. 1940. - Contributor
- Lorde, André de, 1871-1942. - Contributor
- Chaine, Pierre, b. 1882. - Contributor
and 6 more
- Maltby, H. F. 1880-1963. - Contributor
- MacClure, Victor, 1887-1963. - Contributor
- Holland, Chris, 1946-. - Contributor
- Crawshay-Williams, Eliot, b. 1879. - Contributor
- Hughes, Richard Arthur Warren, 1900-1976. - Contributor
- Coward, Noel, 1899-1973. - Contributor
Publication
2007 - University of Exeter Press, Exeter, UK, England
Language
English
Word Count
72,750 words, Guess
Page Count
291 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100859897893
- ISBN-100859897923
- ISBN-139780859897891
- ISBN-139780859897921
- Goodreads1502739', '1502743
and 5 more
- OCLC Control Number181599691
- Better World Books9780859897891
- Better World Books9780859897921
- Better World BooksKR-597-280
- Open LibraryOL23078207M
Classifications
- LCCPN2596.L6 H26 2007
- LCCPN2581
Alternate Titles
- Grand Guignol and the theatre of horror
Description
London s Grand Guignol--a macabre theatre of naturalistic horror--was established in the early 1920s at the Little Theatre in the West End. Taking its cue from Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol in Paris, this high-profile venture enjoyed as much critical controversy as popular success. On its side were some of the finest actors of the English stage, such as Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson, as well as a team of extremely able writers, including the legendary Noël Coward. London s Grand Guignol and the Theatre of Horror considers the importance and influence of the Grand Guignol within its social, cultural, and historical contexts, while presenting a selection of ten remarkable Grand Guignol plays, several of which were banned by the Lord Chamberlain, the censor of the day, and have never been publicly performed--including a previously unpublished work by Coward. -- Amazon.com.
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