Books by L. Platt

This book offers the first full historical treatment of a music theatre that was once at the centre of London's West End. This lively account establishes musical comedy as one of the first industrial cultures and offers fascinating insights into how it functioned ideologically as a celebrated embracing of the modern condition.

This book offers the first full historical treatment of a music theatre that was once at the centre of London's West End. This lively account establishes musical comedy as one of the first industrial cultures and offers fascinating insights into how it functioned ideologically as a celebrated embracing of the modern condition.