The development of the English playhouse : an illustrated survey of theatre building in England from medieval to modern times / Richard Leacroft.

Main entry:

Leacroft, Richard.

Title & Author:

The development of the English playhouse : an illustrated survey of theatre building in England from medieval to modern times / Richard Leacroft.

Edition:

[Rev. ed.].

Publication:

London : Methuen, 1988.

Description:

xiii, 354 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Rev. - Previous ed.: London : Eyre Methuen, 1973.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-345) and index.

Summary:

This book traces the development of the English theatre from its medieval beginnings in churches and market places to the modern picture-frame stage. Focusing on the structure and showing how this altered to accommodate different forms of drama and different types of audience.

ISBN:

041316540X
9780413165404
0413606007 (pbk.)
9780413606006
0413116540

Subject:

Theaters England Design and construction History.
Theater England History.
Théâtre Angleterre Histoire.
Theater.
Theaters Design and construction.
England.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 25045
Call No.: ID:88-B11257
Status: Available

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