{"product_id":"londons-grand-guignol-and-the-theatre-of-horror-exeter-performance-studies-9780859897891","title":"Londons Grand Guignol and the Theatre of Horror","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA companion to UEP's Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror (now in its third reprint). London's Grand Guignol was established in the early 1920s at the Little Theatre in the West End. It was a high-profile venture that enjoyed popular success as much as critical controversy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '...Richard J. Hand and Micheal Wilson, who have previously written on the French Grand Guignol for this excellent series from the University of Exeter Press, now turn to the English variant...’\u003cbr\u003e ‘...London’s Grand Guignol is a fine introduction to a neglected corner of the twentieth-century arts world.’ (TLS, 18. 04. 08)  “Altogether this is a well-researched book on a fascinating piece of theatre history.\"'\u003cbr\u003e (\u003cem\u003eYear’s Work in English Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, vol. 89, no. 1, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘...London’s Grand Guignol allows Hand and Wilson to make a persuasive case for Grand Guignol’s place not only in modern theatre history, but also in the film history of thrillers and horror films. This book will be useful as a hands-on theatre history and practice text for programs where one might imagine offering  students an opportunity to apply their creativity to the same challenges Jose Levy faced.’\u003cbr\u003e (Theatre Survey, Vol 50\/2, November 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Altogether this is a well-researched book on a fascinating piece of theatre history.'\u003cbr\u003e (\u003cem\u003eYear’s Work in English Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, vol. 89, no. 1, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSECTION 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: A History of London’s Grand Guignol\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: London’s Grand Guignol and Issues of Genre and Writing\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: London’s Grand Guignol: Performers and Performing\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: London’s Grand Guignol: Censorship and Reception\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: London’s Grand Guignol and the Reviewers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: The Aftermath and Legacy of London’s Grand Guignol\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSECTION 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTen Plays of London’s Grand Guignol\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEight O’Clock \u003c\/em\u003eby Reginald Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Man in Mary’s Room \u003c\/em\u003eby Gladys Unger\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrivate Room Number 6 \u003c\/em\u003eby André de Lorde\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Person Unknown\u003c\/em\u003eby H. F. Maltby\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLatitude 15\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e°\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouth\u003c\/em\u003eby Victor MacClure\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Old Women \u003c\/em\u003eby Christopher Holland\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nutcracker Suite \u003c\/em\u003eby Eliot Crawshay-Williams\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sisters’ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTragedy \u003c\/em\u003eby Richard Hughes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Better Half \u003c\/em\u003eby Noël Coward\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Want To Go Home \u003c\/em\u003eby H. F. Maltby\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAPPENDICES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1 London’s Grand Guignol, 1920-22Appendix 2 The Complete Repertoire of London’s Grand Guignol, 1920-22\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3 Extract from \u003cem\u003eOh, Hell!!! \u003c\/em\u003eA ‘Revuette’ by Reginald Arkell and Russell Thorndike\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Exeter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884812415319,"sku":"9780859897891","price":71.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/londons-grand-guignol-and-the-theatre-of-horror-exeter-performance-studies-9780859897891","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}