The Censorship of British Drama, 1900-1968

The Censorship of British Drama, 1900-1968
Author: Steve Nicholson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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This is the second part of Steve Nicholson's three-volume analysis of British theatre censorship from 1900 until 1968. It covers the period from 1933 to 1952, and focuses on theatre censorship during the period before the outbreak of World War II, during the war itself and in the immediate post-war period.

The Censorship of British Drama 1900-1968 Volume 4

The Censorship of British Drama 1900-1968 Volume 4
Author: Dr Steve Nicholson
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2015-07-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 0859899888

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The 1960s was a significant decade in social and political spheres in Britain, especially in the theatre. As certainties shifted and social divisions widened, a new generation of theatre makers arrived, ready to sweep away yesterday’s conventions and challenge the establishment. Focusing on plays we know, plays we have forgotten, and plays which were silenced forever, this book demonstrates the extent to which censorship shaped the theatre voices of the decade. The concluding part of Steve Nicholson’s four-volume analysis of British theatre censorship from 1900 until 1968, previously undocumented material from the Lord Chamberlain’s Correspondence Archives in the British Library and the Royal archives at Windsor are examined to describe the political and cultural implications of a powerful elite exerting pressure in an attempt to preserve the veneer of a polite, unquestioning society.

Theatre Censorship

Theatre Censorship
Author: David Thomas
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2007-11
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0199260281

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Using previously unpublished material from the National Archives, this book provides a thoroughgoing account of the introduction and abolition of theatre censorship in England, from Sir Robert Walpole's Licensing Act of 1737 to the successful campaign to abolish theatre censorship in 1968. It concludes with an exploration of possible new forms of covert censorship.

The Censorship of English Drama 1824-1901

The Censorship of English Drama 1824-1901
Author: John Russell Stephens
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2010-06-10
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780521136556

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Originally published in 1980, this was the first study to make use of the Lord Chamberlain's files on English stage censorship. Dramatic censorship is shown to be a significant index of the Victorian age and the book fills an important gap in the knowledge and understanding not only of Victorian theatre, but of Victorian manners and attitudes.