English Theatre History

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    • By: David Timson
    • Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, cast
    • Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 03-08-00
    • Language: English
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    • Here is a diverse and fascinating story of the Theatre, from the first tragedies and comedies of Ancient Greece to the high-tech mega-musicals of the late 20th century...

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    • 900 Years of Making History
    • By: Philippa Gregory
    • Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Tania Rodrigues, Nneka Okoye, James Goode, Joe Jameson, Philippa Gregory
    • Length: 27 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 26-10-23
    • Language: English
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    • Normal Women is a radical retelling of our nation’s story – not of the rise and fall of kings and the occasional queen – but of social and cultural change, powered by the determination, persistence and effectiveness of women – from 1066 to modern times....

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    • The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World’s Most Beloved Musical
    • By: Barbara Isenberg
    • Narrated by: Adam Grupper
    • Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 18-03-16
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Barbara Isenberg interviewed the men and women behind the original production, the film, and significant revivals of Fiddler on the Roof....

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    • An Infantryman's Life After World War II
    • By: E. B. Sledge, Stephen E. Ambrose
    • Narrated by: Dan John Miller
    • Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 20-07-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • Picking up where his previous memoir leaves off, Sledge, a young marine, charts his own difficult passage to peace following his horrific experiences in the Pacific....

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    • A Memoir, Manifesto and Celebration of Amateur Theatre
    • By: Jenny Landreth
    • Narrated by: Jenny Landreth
    • Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 25-03-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • This is the story of amateur dramatics in Britain. In a triumphant mix of memoir, social history, interviews and manifesto, Jenny Landreth opens our eyes to am-dram and shows us a vibrant world that is a crucial part of our culture....

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    • The Biography
    • By: Laura Jackson
    • Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
    • Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 17-09-15
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • In this brilliantly researched biography, Laura Jackson has talked to many of Daniel's close friends and fellow actors from the world of film and theatre....

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    • Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh
    • By: John Lahr
    • Narrated by: Elizabeth Ashley
    • Length: 26 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 22-09-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • The definitive biography of America's greatest playwright from the celebrated drama critic of The New Yorker....

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    • A Memoir
    • By: Joel Grey
    • Narrated by: Joel Grey
    • Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 16-02-16
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Joel Grey, the Tony and Academy Award-winning Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret, finally tells his remarkable life story....

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    • How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act
    • By: Isaac Butler
    • Narrated by: Isaac Butler
    • Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 01-02-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • On stage and screen, we know a great performance when we see it. But how do actors draw from their bodies and minds to turn their selves into art? What is the craft of being an authentic fake? Find out....

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    • The Pleasure and Promise of Musical Theatre Across America
    • By: Stacy Wolf
    • Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger
    • Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 11-08-20
    • Language: English
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    • In Beyond Broadway, author Stacy Wolf looks at the widespread presence and persistence of musical theater in US culture and examines it as a social practice - a live, visceral experience of creating, watching, and listening....

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    • In Praise of Black Performance
    • By: Hanif Abdurraqib
    • Narrated by: JD Jackson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 30-03-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • An electrifying celebration of Black performances, cultures and communities in the United States....

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    • By: Lianne Dillsworth
    • Narrated by: Kathryn Drysdale, Lianne Dillsworth
    • Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 28-04-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • Unruly crowds descend on Crillick's Variety Theatre. Young actress, Zillah, is headlining tonight. An orphan from the slums of St Giles, her rise to stardom is her ticket out—to be gawped and gazed at is a price she's willing to pay....

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    • His Life, His Shows, His Legacy
    • By: Stephen M. Silverman
    • Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
    • Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 19-09-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Brimming with insights from a veritable Who's Who of Broadway Babies and complemented by more than two hundred color and black-and-white images, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy offers a witty, multidimensional look at the musical genius....

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    • By: Simon Callow
    • Narrated by: Simon Callow
    • Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 26-01-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
    • Insightful, incisive and enlightening, the first volume of Simon Callow's comprehensive biography of Orson Welles....

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    • Brecht, Weill, Three Women, and Germany on the Brink
    • By: Pamela Katz
    • Narrated by: Malk Williams
    • Length: 17 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 22-01-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • The Partnership is the first book to tell the full story of Brecht and Weill's impulsive, combustible partnership, the compelling psychological drama of one of the most important creative collaborations....

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    • The Undiscovered Diary of His Strange Eventful Life and Loves
    • By: Terry Tamminen
    • Narrated by: Terry Tamminen
    • Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 19-01-19
    • Language: English
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    • These remarkable letters represent a wealth of as-yet-undiscovered knowledge about Shakespeare's relationships, personality, and career as he carved out his place in the chaotic world of 16th-century London....

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