The golden age of pantomime : slapstick, spectacle and subversion in Victorian England
Richards, Jeffrey2014
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The English pantomime is one of the most popular, least analysed of all theatrical forms. It's been the festive mainstay of the English stage since the 18th century, and it has survived by its ability to evolve. This continual evolution is traced by Jeffrey Richards in this history of panto through its 'Golden Age' in Victorian England. He explores the spectacle, the slapstick and the talent for subversion that 19th-century pantomime had - and still has in different ways.
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London : I.B. Tauris, 2014.
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336 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781780762937 (hbk)
Dewey class:
792.380941792.38094109034792.3809
Local class:
792.38094109034
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English
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BRN:
1823269