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Britain Had Talent: A History of Variety Theatre

Double, Oliver (2012) Britain Had Talent: A History of Variety Theatre. Palgrave Macmillan, Houndsmills, basingstoke, Hampshire, 288 pp. ISBN 9780230284593 (hbk) 9780230284609 (pbk). (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:31710)

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Abstract

In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance dynamics and techniques. Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse speciality acts, this vibrant book draws on a series of new interviews with variety veterans.

Item Type: Book
Subjects: N Visual Arts > NX Arts in general
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The theatre
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Arts
Depositing User: Oliver Double
Date Deposited: 17 Oct 2012 09:46 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 10:14 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/31710 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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