The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, so it is no wonder that the overthrow of this long-lived dynasty and the events that followed evoked passionate debate. The Russian Revolution of 1917 was followed by the Russian Civil War, pitting "Red" against "White" and, ultimatel…
British theatre in the Great War: a revaluation
Dealing with an overlooked theatrical phase of 20th-century developments, this text reveals a period of unsurpassed prosperity in which the stage made a substantial contribution to the war effort. Examines scripts and press coverage, it gives an overview from popular pantomime t…
"British Theatre in the Great War deals with a theatrical phase customarily dismissed by those charting twentieth-century developments. What becomes clear is that assessment by unsuitable literary criteria has masked the importance of the war years in British theatrical history.…