Learning on ScreenFairbooths and Fit-Ups
- Synopsis
- The English fairground saw the latest survival of medieval religious drama, the birth of Mr Punch, the debut of Edmund Kean and the beginning of the cinema. This slide set evokes the theatrical experience of a huge popular audience which never attended any playhouse other than the fairground booth or penny gaff.
- Series
- Theatre in Focus, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Multimedia; 44 slides. col.
- Year of production
- 1980
- Availability
- Sale
- Documentation
- Accompanying 79-page monograph.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama; fairground theatre
Credits
- Writer
- Jane Traies
- Contributor
- Richard Allen Cave
Production Company
- Name
Chadwyck-Healey Ltd
- Notes
- Now known as ProQuest (3/04)
- Name
Somerset House
Sponsor
- Name
Consortium for Drama & Media in Higher Education
- Web
- http://www.bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1500
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London W1T 3QJ
Distributor
- Name
ProQuest Information and Learning
- marketing@chadwyck.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.proquest.co.uk/en-UK/default.shtml External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01223 215512
- Fax
- 01223 215514
- Address
- UMI
The Quorum
Barnwell Road
Cambridge
CB5 8SW - Notes
- formerly known as Chadwyck Healey
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