This critical and irreverent history of the Mummers Troupe demands the attention of theatre enthusiasts everywhere. With wit and polemic, Brookes, the Troupe's director who has experience with 'activist' theatre in Cuba, Central America and the United States, delivers a broadside to establishment views of theatre while arguing for its political role. Crammed with photographs, excerpts from plays, songs, and one-liners, A Public Nuisance will inform, entertain and provoke casual readers, drama students, theatre historians, ...
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This critical and irreverent history of the Mummers Troupe demands the attention of theatre enthusiasts everywhere. With wit and polemic, Brookes, the Troupe's director who has experience with 'activist' theatre in Cuba, Central America and the United States, delivers a broadside to establishment views of theatre while arguing for its political role. Crammed with photographs, excerpts from plays, songs, and one-liners, A Public Nuisance will inform, entertain and provoke casual readers, drama students, theatre historians, and politicians alike.
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Good with no dust jacket. 0919666590. xiii, 249pp + 4 unnumbered pages. Frontis, photographs, appendices, glossary, bibliography. Book has green paper softcover with white, green, and pink text on front cover, white text on spine, and white and pink text on back cover, front cover has a photograph. Corners are very slightly bent. Text is clear and unmarked.; Social and Economic Studies; Vol. 36; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 266 pages.
Add this copy of A Public Nuisance: a History of the Mummers Troupe to cart. $75.75, very good condition, Sold by Pistil Books Online rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Alvheim & Eide.
