Stage Left : Canadian Workers Theatre 1929-1940
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0889241724
ISBN-13
9780889241725
Publisher
The Dundurn Group
Imprint
Simon & Pierre Publishers
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 14th, 1985
Print length
245 Pages
Weight
626 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Theatre studies
Ksh 2,550.00
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Written by one of the founders of Theatre of Action, Stage Left is a moving theatrical and social memoir which documents for the first time this most unique of Canadian theatrical episodes.
The Red Squad, Police harassment of theatrical activities in the thirties. Out-of-work men and women from Vancouver to Montreal coming together to produce pro-union plays such as Odet''s Waiting for Lefty and anti-war plays such as Irwin Shaw''s Bury the Dead. The Progressive Arts Club movement. Worker''s Theatre, Toronto''s Theatre of Action. Out of this milieu came many whose names would subsequently become part of Canada''s cultural establishment — Johnny Wayne, Frank Shuster, Lou Applebaum, Lou Jacobi, Basya Hunter, Ben Lennick, Sydney Newman, Syd Banks, Lorne Greene. For the first time, the full story of this fascinating theatrical period is told with affection, humour, and nostalgia. Written by one of the founders of Theatre of Action, Stage Left is a moving theatrical and social memoir which documents for the first time this most unique of Canadian theatrical episodes.
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