Screen Plays: Theatre Plays on British Television

Screen plays is a collection that explores the history of stage plays produced for the small screen between 1930 and the present, using critical methodologies to analyze a wide range of outside broadcasts, screen adaptations, and original television productions. It makes a compelling case for the centrality of the theatre to British televisions past and present, opening up new areas of research for theatre, media, and adaptation studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 05 April 2022
Publisher: Manchester University Press

Screen plays is a groundbreaking anthology that delves into the captivating and diverse history of stage plays crafted for the small screen, spanning from 1930 to the present. The volume begins with a comprehensive historical overview, shedding light on how plays originally intended for theatrical performances have been brought to life by the BBC, ITV, independent producers, and cultural organizations. Subsequent chapters employ a diverse range of critical methodologies to examine a wide array of external broadcasts from theaters, screen adaptations of existing stage productions, as well as original television productions of classic and contemporary drama. By compellingly arguing for the centrality of the theater to British television's past and present, Screen plays unveils new avenues of inquiry for scholars and enthusiasts engaged in theater, media, and adaptation studies.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780719097928