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Dramatic exchanges : the lives & letters of the National Theatre / selected and edited by Daniel Rosenthal.

Contributor(s): Rosenthal, Daniel, 1971- [editor.]Description: xiii, 401 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN: 1781259356; 9781781259351Other title: Lives & letters of the National TheatreSubject(s): National Theatre (Great Britain) -- History -- SourcesDDC classification: 792.09421 LOC classification: PN2596.L7 | N3335 2018

Contents:

Foreword / by Helen Mirren -- Prologue: Six decades of false dawns : 1903-1963 -- The Laurence Olivier years : 1963-1973 -- The Peter Hull years : 1973-1988 -- The Richard Eyre years : 1988-1997 -- The Trevor Nunn years : 1997-2003 -- The Nicholas Hytner years : 2003-2015 -- The Rufus Norris years : 2015-

Summary: "There has been always as much drama offstage as on at the National Theatre, and much of it is to be found in the letters, telegrams, scribbled notes and colourful postcards of its main players. This book brings together for the first time eight hundred of the most inspiring, dramatic and amusing letters from the life of Britain's most beloved theatre. Together, they reveal the stories behind some of the most lavish, triumphant, daring and disastrous productions in the theatre's history. A rich collection of correspondence like no other, this book offers a fascinating and celebratory look at the world of theatre and beyond."--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item reservations
Book-Circulating	Fischer Hall Library Main shelves	PN2596. L7N3335 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B013985

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-387) and index.

Foreword / by Helen Mirren --
Prologue: Six decades of false dawns : 1903-1963 --
The Laurence Olivier years : 1963-1973 --
The Peter Hull years : 1973-1988 --
The Richard Eyre years : 1988-1997 --
The Trevor Nunn years : 1997-2003 --
The Nicholas Hytner years : 2003-2015 --
The Rufus Norris years : 2015-

"There has been always as much drama offstage as on at the National Theatre, and much of it is to be found in the letters, telegrams, scribbled notes and colourful postcards of its main players. This book brings together for the first time eight hundred of the most inspiring, dramatic and amusing letters from the life of Britain's most beloved theatre. Together, they reveal the stories behind some of the most lavish, triumphant, daring and disastrous productions in the theatre's history. A rich collection of correspondence like no other, this book offers a fascinating and celebratory look at the world of theatre and beyond."--Provided by publisher.