Leading drama critic Michael Coveney invites you on a tour of over 50 of London's most iconic and important theatres, with stories of the architecture and the productions which have defined each one. Sumptuous photographs by Peter Dazeley of the public areas, auditoriums and backstage areas complete the picture.
Über den Autor
Peter Dazeley FRPS, known as Dazeley, is a celebrated London photographer renowned for fine art and advertising photography. His work has won many awards from organisations across the world, including the Association of Photographers and the Royal Photographic Society in the UK, EPICA in France, Applied Arts Magazine in Canada, and Graphis Inc. in the USA. Dazeley is a member of the Association of Photographers and a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and is the photographer of Unseen London, London Uncovered, London Theatres (all Frances Lincoln).
One of the country's most respected drama critics, Michael Coveney has written about theatre for over three decades, as staff critic on the Financial Times, Observer and Daily Mail. His books include a history of the Glasgow Citizens Theatre and biographies of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Dame Maggie Smith.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Mark Rylance
Introduction
Grandes Dames
Royal Opera House; London Coliseum; Palace Theatre; Theatre Royal Haymarket; Theatre Royal Drury Lane; Her Majesty's Theatre
Pleasure Palaces
Shaftesbury Theatre; Victoria Palace Theatre; London Palladium; Dominion Theatre; Prince Edward Theatre; Lyceum Theatre; Prince of Wales Theatre
Informal Delights
Donmar Warehouse; The Bridge Theatre; Menier Chocolate Factory; The Young Vic; Hampstead Theatre; Almeida Theatre; Normansfield Theatre; The Other Palace
Legends Alive
Sondheim Theatre; Gielgud Theatre; Harold Pinter Theatre; Noël Coward Theatre; Novello Theatre
Popular Landmarks
Shakespeare's Globe; Sadler's Wells Theatre; The Old Vic; Royal National Theatre; Royal Court Theatre; Roundhouse; Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Of Special Renown
New Wimbledon Theatre; Aldwych Theatre; Richmond Theatre; Garrick Theatre; Vaudeville Theatre; Playhouse Theatre; Adelphi Theatre
Eastward Ho!
Wilton's Music Hall; Barbican Theatre; Hackney Empire; Theatre Royal Stratford East
West End Jewels
St Martin's Theatre; Wyndham's Theatre; Fortune Theatre; Phoenix Theatre; Criterion Theatre; Duke of York's Theatre; Savoy Theatre
index
acknowledgements
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