KnowraBritish theatreLinked fromLinked fromThe 17 pages that link to British theatre, each with the reason it gives.All 17Narrower topic 14Compared with 3Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtNarrower topic: RADA emerged within a theatre culture increasingly seeking formal professional training.John GielgudNarrower topic: Gielgud's long career and directorial work helped define British classical theatre in the twentieth century.Royal Court TheatreNarrower topic: The Royal Court's productions form a prominent part of postwar British theatre history.Laurence Olivier AwardsNarrower topic: The awards contribute to public recognition of British professional theatre.The HomecomingNarrower topic: The play emerged within a changing postwar British theatrical culture.Bristol Old Vic Theatre SchoolNarrower topic: The school emerged within a postwar British theatre landscape.Australian theatreCompared with: British theatre supplied many colonial conventions that Australian practitioners later adapted or contested.Nigerian theatreCompared with: British conventions and colonial institutions influenced, but did not define, Nigerian theatre.Irish theatreCompared with: Its institutional history helps distinguish Irish theatre’s separate national and political trajectory.Edith EvansNarrower topic: Evans’s six-decade career made her one of its prominent classical performers.Christopher FryNarrower topic: Fry’s reputation grew within the postwar British theatre that welcomed poetic drama.John GalsworthyNarrower topic: His plays contributed to British theatre’s turn toward contemporary social subjects.John Le MesurierNarrower topic: Le Mesurier trained and worked on stage before becoming a familiar screen actor.Peggy AshcroftNarrower topic: Ashcroft’s long stage career became part of the history of modern British theatre.Joe OrtonNarrower topic: Orton became a defining postwar British playwright through work staged at major London theatres.Martita HuntNarrower topic: Hunt built her reputation principally through British stage performance.Michael HordernNarrower topic: Hordern built his reputation in a theatre culture that valued repertory and classical roles.
KnowraBritish theatreLinked fromLinked fromThe 17 pages that link to British theatre, each with the reason it gives.All 17Narrower topic 14Compared with 3Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtNarrower topic: RADA emerged within a theatre culture increasingly seeking formal professional training.John GielgudNarrower topic: Gielgud's long career and directorial work helped define British classical theatre in the twentieth century.Royal Court TheatreNarrower topic: The Royal Court's productions form a prominent part of postwar British theatre history.Laurence Olivier AwardsNarrower topic: The awards contribute to public recognition of British professional theatre.The HomecomingNarrower topic: The play emerged within a changing postwar British theatrical culture.Bristol Old Vic Theatre SchoolNarrower topic: The school emerged within a postwar British theatre landscape.Australian theatreCompared with: British theatre supplied many colonial conventions that Australian practitioners later adapted or contested.Nigerian theatreCompared with: British conventions and colonial institutions influenced, but did not define, Nigerian theatre.Irish theatreCompared with: Its institutional history helps distinguish Irish theatre’s separate national and political trajectory.Edith EvansNarrower topic: Evans’s six-decade career made her one of its prominent classical performers.Christopher FryNarrower topic: Fry’s reputation grew within the postwar British theatre that welcomed poetic drama.John GalsworthyNarrower topic: His plays contributed to British theatre’s turn toward contemporary social subjects.John Le MesurierNarrower topic: Le Mesurier trained and worked on stage before becoming a familiar screen actor.Peggy AshcroftNarrower topic: Ashcroft’s long stage career became part of the history of modern British theatre.Joe OrtonNarrower topic: Orton became a defining postwar British playwright through work staged at major London theatres.Martita HuntNarrower topic: Hunt built her reputation principally through British stage performance.Michael HordernNarrower topic: Hordern built his reputation in a theatre culture that valued repertory and classical roles.