Time Frames

<p><i>As Shakespeare and his contemporaries wrote for the epic scale, the imaginative commitment and the 360-degree embrace of the Globe so, three hundred years later, generations of playwrights wrote for the velvety darkness, the enclosed acoustic and the picture framing of the proscenium arch.</i><br><br>For a century, the story of the changing world was told inside proscenium theatres, by a series of remarkable playwrights. In over sixty irreverent, illuminating pen portraits – of both famous giants and lesser-known talents – Dominic Dromgoole takes us on a journey from 1865 to 1965, revealing how these writers used the framed stage to reflect the social upheavals of their times.<br><br>Brought vividly to life by a generously erudite and experienced theatre director, <i>Time Frames</i> is a hugely entertaining journey through a fascinating theatrical century, the era of the proscenium playwrights.</p>