The Shakespeare Hut A Story of Memory, Performance and Identity, 1916-1923

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book tells the forgotten story of the Shakespeare Hut, a vast, mock-Tudor building for New Zealand Anzac soldiers visiting London on leave from the front lines. Constructed in Bloomsbury in 1916, the Hut was to be the only built memorial to mark Shakespeare's Tercentenary in the midst of war. With a purpose-built performance space, its tiny stage hosted the biggest theatrical stars of the age. The Hut is a vivid and unique case study in cultural memory and performance of Shakespeare. One extraordinary building brings together Shakespeare's place in First World War theatre, in emerging new post-colonial identities, the story of Shakespearean performance in the twentieth century and in the struggle for women's suffrage. Grant Ferguson transports you to the Hut and its lively, idiosyncratic world. From a feminist-led stage to a hub of Indian intellectual and political debate, from a Shakespeare memorial to an Anzac social club, this is the story of a building truly at a crossroads.

Book information

ISBN: 9781350171206
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare
Pub date:
DEWEY: 792.0942109041
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 306g
Height: 129mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 18mm