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- The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre since 1945
- Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance
- The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre since 1945
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology of British Theatre since 1945
- Introduction
- Part I Theatre Makers
- Part II Theatre Sectors
- Part III Theatre Communities
- Part IV Theatre and State
- Further Reading
- Index
- Other Volumes in the Series of Cambridge Companions (continued from p.ii)
- References
Further Reading
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre since 1945
- Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance
- The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre since 1945
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology of British Theatre since 1945
- Introduction
- Part I Theatre Makers
- Part II Theatre Sectors
- Part III Theatre Communities
- Part IV Theatre and State
- Further Reading
- Index
- Other Volumes in the Series of Cambridge Companions (continued from p.ii)
- References
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