Books in the Routledge Library Editions: Victorian Theatre series

Originally published in 1971. The essays collected here cover a range of topics within the world of Victorian theatre, from particular actors to particular theatres; from farce to Byron's tragedies, plus a separate section about Shakespearean productions.

Originally published in 1971. By selecting the articles on the basis of the play in performance and arranging them according to various aspects of the theatrical process, this anthology successfully builds up a skilful and lively picture of the contemporary theatre at work, in the words of its leading commentators.