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A symbol of Britain's industrial heyday, Cadbury's offered recreational and educational schemes that included an astonishing amount of theatre. Focusing on the staff and performances central to the tale, Catherine Hindson situates theatre at the heart of understanding Cadbury's operation and the wider industrial histories it represents.

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Part I. Factory Theatre: 1. Staging Bournville's spirit: Cadbury's industrial performances; 2. Theatre in the Bournville factory: performance at work; Part II. Theatre in the Factory Garden; 3. Marketing fresh air: outdoor performance at Bournville's factory in the garden; 4. Serious play: John Drinkwater's masques at Bournville; Part III. Theatre, Education, and Worker Wellbeing: 5. Keeping on the right lines: making theatre in Bournville's recreational societies; 6. Dramatic methods of teaching: theatre and education at Bournville.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 13/07/2023
      ISBN13: 9781009271882, 978-1009271882
      ISBN10: 1009271881
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A symbol of Britain's industrial heyday, Cadbury's offered recreational and educational schemes that included an astonishing amount of theatre. Focusing on the staff and performances central to the tale, Catherine Hindson situates theatre at the heart of understanding Cadbury's operation and the wider industrial histories it represents.

      Table of Contents
      Part I. Factory Theatre: 1. Staging Bournville's spirit: Cadbury's industrial performances; 2. Theatre in the Bournville factory: performance at work; Part II. Theatre in the Factory Garden; 3. Marketing fresh air: outdoor performance at Bournville's factory in the garden; 4. Serious play: John Drinkwater's masques at Bournville; Part III. Theatre, Education, and Worker Wellbeing: 5. Keeping on the right lines: making theatre in Bournville's recreational societies; 6. Dramatic methods of teaching: theatre and education at Bournville.

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