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Cecil Davies' The Adelphi Players: The Theatre of Persons offers a detailed exploration of touring British theatre during the mid-twentieth-century post-war period. This Routledge academic work examines the Adelphi Players and founder Richard Heron Ward, tracing how their values and aims anticipated developments in non-commercial, fringe, and community theatre movements. The book serves students, academics, and general readers seeking comprehensive understanding of British theatre history and the cultural significance of alternative theatre practices that emerged in the post-war era. Part of the Routledge Studies in Critical Realism series, it provides scholarly analysis of stagecraft, theatrical innovation, and the social impact of touring theatre companies on mid-century British culture.

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Explores the Adelphi Players and founder Richard Heron Ward's influential contributions to mid-twentieth-century British theatre history.

Examines how the Adelphi Players' values pre-empted post-war developments in non-commercial, fringe, and community theatre movements.

Published by Routledge as part of the Studies in Critical Realism series, providing scholarly academic analysis.

Suitable for students, academics, and general readers interested in British theatre history and stagecraft.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
15 November 2001
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08 February 2007

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