The Time Traveller's Guide to British Theatre: The First Four Hundred Years

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"Never before have I chortled and marvelled my way through anything quite so informative and entertaining and for the authors to have done both with such aplomb is quite an achievement..." - The Stage "This book is the perfect introduction to British theatre...even those who know a great deal about the subject will be entertained and learn a great deal as they enjoy this page turner." - British Theatre Guide British theater is booming. But where do these beautiful buildings and exciting plays come from? And when did the story start? The Time-Travellers Guide to British Theatre is a celebratory depiction of five centuries of British theatrical creativity from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II from Shakespeare to Sir Laurence Olivier.