William Poel and the Elizabethan Stage Society

Synopsis: Slide set. Photographs of William Poel’s productions, especially those which he mounted for the Elizabethan Stage Society between 1893 and 1905. Also illustrations showing both how Poel’s work was continued by his pupils - notably Nugent Monk at the Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich - and the realisation of Poel’s precept that Shakespeare’s plays should be performed on the kind of stage for which they were written.
Series: Theatre in Focus
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Multimedia; 50 slides. b&w/col.
Year of release: 1987
Year of production: 1987
Availability: Sale
Documentation: Accompanying 143-page book with detailed commentary on the slides and a bibliography.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Poel, William; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); theatre history; set design; Elizabethan stage

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