{"product_id":"9781408177921","title":"Played in Britain: Modern Theatre in 100 Plays","description":"Published in collaboration with the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Musuem, \u003ci\u003ePlayed in Britain: Modern \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheatre in 100 Plays\u003c\/i\u003e explores the best and most influential plays from 1945 to date. Fully illustrated with photos from the V\u0026amp;A's collections and featuring a foreword by Richard Griffiths O.B.E., the book provides a sumptuous treat for theatre-lovers. It was awarded the 2014 David Bradby Award for research by the Theatre and Performance Research Association.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpening with J. B. Priestley's classic play from 1946, \u003ci\u003eAn Inspector Calls\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand ending with Laura Wade's examination of class privilege and moral turpitude in \u003ci\u003ePosh\u003c\/i\u003e over sixty years later, \u003ci\u003ePlayed in Britain\u003c\/i\u003e offers a visual history of post-war theatre on the British stage. Arranged chronologically the featured plays illustrate and respond to a number of themes that animate post-war society: censorship and controversy; race and immigration; gender and sexuality; money and politics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn essay on each period first sets the context and explores trends, while the commentary accompanying each play illuminates the plot and themes, considers its original reception and subsequent afterlife, and finishes by suggesting other plays to explore. Photographs from the V\u0026amp;A's extensive collection illustrate each play, providing further insight into stage and costume designs, and include iconic images from the premieres of major plays such as \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLook Back in Anger.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated throughout with stage production photography,\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlayed in Britain: Modern \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheatre in 100 Plays\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epresents a unique and visually stunning panorama of key dramatic works produced in Britain over the past seventy years. From \u003ci\u003eAn Inspector Calls\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Rocky Horror Show\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eAbigail's Party\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot, \u003c\/i\u003efresh light is thrown on the impact, aesthetics and essence of these key plays.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140797382896,"sku":"9781408177921","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408177921_p0.jpg?v=1763718713","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408177921","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}