Joan's Book: Joan Littlewood's Peculiar History as She Tells it
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0413640701 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 796 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Experience in Paris and Eastern Europe gave her a wider outlook than most of her contemporaries, and when she and her company Theatre Workshop took up residence at the Theatre Royal Stratford East after the war she began the series of productions that were to make her name, most famously Oh, What a Lovely War!. Born in poverty in 1914, Littlewood won a scholarship to RADA and worked her way through life travelling and performing on a shoestring while gathering talent along the way. Reissued to commemorate the death of its author in 2002, this is the delightful autobiography of Joan Littlewood, the woman who changed the shape of British theatre and one of the greatest female directors of all time. (Kirkus UK) . Littlewood achieved much in her life, and this powerful book is a great testimony to her character and success. Every
Fascinating Contribution to British Popular Theater History from a Visionary Director Dr. Laurence Raw This is an absolute brain-tub of a book - seven hundred pages of reminiscences from the British theater director and visionary, combining reminiscence, anecdote, reconstructed conversations and a certain amount of score-settling against those whom she disliked the most both personally and professionally. Sometimes the narrative becomes a little torturous as detail overwhelms the design; readers are best advised to look at certain sections and skip those parts of the book th
This autobiography by veteran theatre director Joan Littlewood, responsible for some of the greatest and most unconventional theatrical successes of the century, such as "Oh What A Lovely War" and the plays of Brendan Behan and Shelagh Delaney, presents an idiosyncratic account of her life, from her birth in London just after the outbreak of World War I to her years touring with Theatre Workshop, her time at London's Theatre Royal, Stratford; her campaign for the "Fun Palace", and her work with students and actors worldwide.