Brief Description
Examination of one of the most influential modern theatre companies, 7:84 (Scotland), under the directorship of John McGrath.
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This is the first book to examine one of the most influential modern theater companies, 7:84 (Scotland), under the directorship of John McGrath. DiCenzo explores not only the development of this company but also the growth of popular theater in general within the past twenty years. DiCenzo also offers a new methodology for analyzing records and materials found in theater company archives. With valuable primary source material and informative production photographs and company posters, the book will be of interest to students and scholars of modern British theater and social history.
Review Quotes
1. ..".a clearly written and very valuable introduction to a style of radical theatre which still has a lot to teach. ...Maria DiCenzo's welcome study may then be seen as an especially timely reminder of the power of theatre ti inject subversive vitality into the heart of the body politic." Baz Kershaw, Letters in Canada
2. ."..a clearly written and very valuable introduction to a style of radical theatre which still has a lot to teach. ...Maria DiCenzo's welcome study may then be seen as an especially timely reminder of the power of theatre ti inject subversive vitality into the heart of the body politic." Baz Kershaw, Letters in Canada
