London's Grand Guignol and the theatre of horror
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London's Grand Guignol and the theatre of horror
（Exeter performance studies）
University of Exeter Press, 2007
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Includes 10 plays of the genre staged in 1920's London
Bibliography: p. [281]-283
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
A companion to UEP's Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror (now in its third reprint). A genre that has left more of a mark on British and American culture than we may imagine" (Gothic Studies).
London's Grand Guignol was established in the early 1920s at the Little Theatre in the West End. It was a high-profile venture that enjoyed popular success as much as critical controversy. On its side were some of the finest actors on the English stage, in the shape of Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson, and a team of extremely able writers, including Noel Coward.
London's Grand Guignol and the Theatre of Horror considers the importance and influence of the English Grand Guignol within its social, cultural and historical contexts. It also presents a selection of ten remakarble English-language Grand Guignol plays, some of which were banned by the Lord Chamberlain, the censor of the day, and have never been published or publicly performed. Among the plays in the book is a previously unpublished work by Noel Coward, The Better Half, first performed at the Little Theatre in 1922.
The reviewer in the journal Gothic Studies wrote, of the authors' previous book: "having recently taught a module on Grand Guignol with third year drama students, it is also worth noting that this book captured their imaginations in a way that few other set texts seem to manage."
目次
SECTION 1
Chapter 1: A History of London's Grand Guignol
Chapter 2: London's Grand Guignol and Issues of Genre and Writing
Chapter 3: London's Grand Guignol: Performers and Performing
Chapter 4: London's Grand Guignol: Censorship and Reception
Chapter 5: London's Grand Guignol and the Reviewers
Chapter 6: The Aftermath and Legacy of London's Grand Guignol
SECTION 2
Ten Plays of London's Grand Guignol
Eight O'Clock by Reginald Berkeley
A Man in Mary's Room by Gladys Unger
Private Room Number 6 by Andre de Lorde
The Person Unknownby H. F. Maltby
Latitude 15 DegreesSouthby Victor MacClure
The Old Women by Christopher Holland
The Nutcracker Suite by Eliot Crawshay-Williams
The Sisters' Tragedy by Richard Hughes
The Better Half by Noel Coward
I Want To Go Home by H. F. Maltby
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 London's Grand Guignol, 1920-22Appendix 2 The Complete Repertoire of London's Grand Guignol, 1920-22
Appendix 3 Extract from Oh, Hell!!! A 'Revuette' by Reginald Arkell and Russell Thorndike
Bibliography
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