{"product_id":"9781350496279","title":"Class in British Musical Theatre","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTopics in Musical Theatre\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eClass in British Musical Theatre\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKatie Beswick | Robert Gordon | Emilio Méndez\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Broadway \u0026amp; Musicals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis short book gives an overview of the relationship between class and musical theatre in Britain, and how the class system plays out through industry practices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with an analysis of the 2001 London production of \u003ci\u003eMy Fair Lady\u003c\/i\u003e as an example of class representation, \u003ci\u003eClass in British Musical Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e argues how productions are marketed to particular groups, how audience segmentation practices feed into a classed discourse, and how all this shapes how musical theatre as a genre is received. It takes in contemporary musicals such as\u003ci\u003e Everybody's Talking About Jamie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMatilda\u003c\/i\u003e and looks back to \u003ci\u003eOh, What a Lovely War!. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in the \u003ci\u003eTopics in Musical Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e series, this short book gives the reader new ways of seeing the aesthetically and politically capacious category of class in musical theatre from a fresh perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKatie Beswick\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and academic currently working at Goldsmiths, University of London, as Programme Director for the BA in Arts Management. She is interested in arts and culture and their intersections with issues of class.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350496279\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51196901654668,"sku":"9781350496279","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f8bef6af-2dfa-438b-8ca2-5b1fdb940034.jpg?v=1782962183","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350496279","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}