Questors, Jesters and Renegades

Questors, Jesters and Renegades
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9781350128361
ISBN-13 : 1350128368
Rating : 4/5 (368 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Questors, Jesters and Renegades by : Michael Coveney

Download or read book Questors, Jesters and Renegades written by Michael Coveney and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize 2021 This is the vital story of the amateur theatre as it developed from the medieval guilds to the modern theatre of Ayckbourn and Pinter, with a few mishaps and missed cues along the way. Michael Coveney – a former member of Ilford's Renegades - tells this tale with a charm and wit that will have you shouting out for an encore. This is the first account of its kind, packed with anecdote and previously unheard stories, and it shows how amateur theatre is more than a popular pastime: it has been endemic to the birth of the National Theatre, as well as a seedbed of talent and a fascinating barometer and product of the times in which we live. Some of the companies Coveney delves into – all taking centre stage in this entertaining and lively book - include the Questors and Tower Theatre in London; Birmingham's Crescent Theatre; The Little Theatre in Bolton, where Ian McKellen was a schoolboy participant; Lincolnshire's Broadbent Theatre, co-founded by Jim Broadbent's father and other conscientious objectors at the end of World War II; and Cornwall's stunning cliff-top Minack.


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