London's Grand Guignol and the Theatre of Horror : Exeter Performance Studies - Prof. Richard J. Hand

London's Grand Guignol and the Theatre of Horror

By: Prof. Richard J. Hand, Prof. Michael Wilson

Hardcover | 14 December 2007

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London's Grand Guignol--a macabre theatre of naturalistic horror--was established in the early 1920s at the Little Theatre in the West End. Taking its cue from Le Theatre du Grand-Guignol in Paris, this high-profile venture enjoyed as much critical controversy as popular success. On its side were some of the finest actors of the English stage, such as Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson, as well as a team of extremely able writers, including the legendary Noel Coward. "London's Grand Guignol and the Theatre of Horror" considers the importance and influence of the Grand Guignol within its social, cultural, and historical contexts, while presenting a selection of ten remarkable Grand Guignol plays, several of which were banned by the Lord Chamberlain, the censor of the day, and have never been publicly performed--including a previously unpublished work by Coward. The companion volume to "Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror," already in its third edition, this book is an essential addition to any gore-loving student of drama and the twentieth-century theatre of horror.
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'...Richard J. Hand and Micheal Wilson, who have previously written on the French Grand Guignol for this excellent series from the University of Exeter Press, now turn to the English variant...'
'...London's Grand Guignol is a fine introduction to a neglected corner of the twentieth-century arts world.' (TLS, 18. 04. 08) "Altogether this is a well-researched book on a fascinating piece of theatre history."'
(Year's Work in English Studies, vol. 89, no. 1, 2010)



'...London's Grand Guignol allows Hand and Wilson to make a persuasive case for Grand Guignol's place not only in modern theatre history, but also in the film history of thrillers and horror films. This book will be useful as a hands-on theatre history and practice text for programs where one might imagine offering students an opportunity to apply their creativity to the same challenges Jose Levy faced.'
(Theatre Survey, Vol 50/2, November 2009)



'Altogether this is a well-researched book on a fascinating piece of theatre history.'
(Year's Work in English Studies, vol. 89, no. 1, 2010)


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