Theatre Outlook

1947 · J.B. Priestley

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Essay by J. B. Priestley on the state of the British theatre, in parts including 'Why Bother?', 'The Work of Art', 'The Audience' and 'The Mystery'. Six colour pictorial charts designed by the Isotype Institute map touring, variety and repertory theatres in the Midlands, South-West England, and Yorkshire and Lancashire, set out a four-week programme of the Salisbury Arts Theatre Company, diagram the Arts Council Drama Department's activities, and compare the price of a theatre stall with a novel, whisky and 200 cigarettes in 1910, 1925 and 1947. Published by Nicholson & Watson, London, with 40 photogravure plates.

Author: J.B. Priestley
Charts: Isotype Institute
Publisher: Nicholson & Watson, London
Year: 1947
Language: English
Pages: 8 · 27 chart scans
Text: OCR, searchable
Rights: Free and open for research use

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theatre arts policy arts council repertory theatre prices culture

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