Time Frames

<p><b>'I loved this book – it made me see the familiar entirely afresh.' </b>MARK ROSENBLATT<br><br><b>'One of the best books I've read about the art of theatre.' </b>GILES TERERA<br><br><b>'What a roaring, full-throttle adventure this is. A fantastic page-turner. I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who’s ever set foot in a theatre – and even more to those who haven’t yet.' </b>JESSICA SWALE<br><br>For a century, the story of the changing world was told inside proscenium theatres by a series of remarkable playwrights. In over seventy irreverent, illuminating pen portraits, 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>We see the emergence of bourgeois individualism through Henrik Ibsen; the combustible myths and energies of Irish nationalism through Lady Augusta Gregory; the Jazz Age through Noël Coward; the birth pangs of existentialism through Jean-Paul Sartre; racial tension and visionary resistance through Lorraine Hansberry.<br><br>Brought vividly to life by a generously erudite and experienced theatre director, <i>Time Frames</i> offers a host of fresh insights for theatre lovers and a fascinating new history of an era of tumultuous change. <br><br><b>'If you love play-going and plays, stop what you're doing and read this now.' </b>DAVID ELDRIDGE<br><br><b>'At once a great resource and great fun. The book is a keeper.' </b>JOHN LAHR<br><br><b>'A dazzling new perspective on pretty well everything you ever thought about plays, players and playhouses. If you care about any of these things, you simply have to read it.' </b>SIMON CALLOW</p>