THE CHILDREN OF PAUL'S by Reavley Gair ( 9780521134903 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE CHILDREN OF PAUL'S
THE STORY OF A THEATRE COMPANY, 1553-1608

By:

Reavley Gair

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0521134900

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9780521134903

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

27 February, 2010

Pages:

224

Description:

Professor Gair examines St Paul Cathedral 1553-1608, a commercially successful theatre and the players and playwrights who worked there.

Synopsis:

Between 1553 and 1608 St Paul's Cathedral housed one of the earliest London theatre companies, a commercially successful playhouse whose actors were drawn from the choirboys under the direction of their choir master. These were the Children of Paul's. Professor Gair has researched extensively into primary source documents to produce a thorough account of the theatre's origins, location, structure, repertoire and audience. As such this book represents the most detailed description to date of the workings of an Elizabethan commercial theatre. This book provides a fascinating background to our reading of Elizabethan drama as well as the technical history of a theatre company and a paricular area of Elizabethan London. As such it will interest social historians as well as students of the Renaissance and Shakespeare.

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