Modern Playhouses: An Architectural History of Britain's New Theatres, 1945 - 1985

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Alistair Fair (Lecturer in Architectural History and Chancellor's Fellow, Lecturer in Architectural History and Chancellor's Fellow, University of Edinburgh)

Modern Playhouses

An Architectural History of Britain's New Theatres, 1945 - 1985

Alistair Fair (Lecturer in Architectural History and Chancellor's Fellow, Lecturer in Architectural History and Chancellor's Fellow, University of Edinburgh)

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Oxford University Press
19 April 2018

Concert halls, arenas, stadia; History of architecture; Social & cultural history

Between the 1950s and the 1980s, substantial new theatres were built the length and breadth of the country. They are significant in their own right as works of architecture, and for what they reveal of debates in post-war theatre. They also help to shed new light on a range of wider concerns in post-war British history, including the place of culture in modern society, and the development of the modern city. Through the close study of a vast range of archive materials, many of which had never before been examined, Modern Playhouses considers the history of these buildings for the first time. Its focus is less what they look like than the ideas which shaped their conception, design, and reception. To that end, it sets Britain's post-war theatres in a wider social and cultural context to illuminate a particularly creative period in architectural history - and British history more generally.

By: Alistair Fair (Lecturer in Architectural History and Chancellor's Fellow Lecturer in Architectural History and Chancellor's Fellow University of Edinburgh)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 632g
ISBN: 9780198807476
ISBN 10: 0198807473
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 19 April 2018
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alistair Fair is Lecturer in Architectural History and Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. He is a specialist in the history of British architecture since 1945, with a particular interest in public and institutional buildings. Alistair studied at Oxford and the Courtauld Institute of Art before moving to Cambridge for his doctoral research. He subsequently worked in architectural conservation in London and then as a Research Associate and Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellow in Cambridge, before joining the University of Edinburgh in 2013.