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State of the nation : British theatre since 1945 by Michael Billington is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is State of the nation : British theatre since 1945 about?
State of the Nation: British Theatre since 1945 looks at post-war Britain from a theatrical perspective. It examines the constant interplay between theatre and society from the resurgent optimism of the Attlee years to the satire boom of the Sixties and the growth of political theatre under Tony Blair in the post-Iraq period. Featuring detailed evaluations of writers from J. B. Priestly and Terence Rattigan to Alan Bennett and David Hare, Billington is continuously insightful and incisive. As Br
Who reads State of the nation : British theatre since 1945?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Michael Billington
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, Limited
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780571210343
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (32 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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