Modern British Farce: A Selective Study of British Farce from Pinero to the Present Day

Smith, Leslie

A study of the popular modern dramatists and the continuity of the farce tradition from Pinero to Travers, the Whitehall team and Orton which examines and questions some of the common assumptions about its nature. Farce techniques are shown to be increasingly used in serious drama.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1989-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349097616

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-09759-3

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 232