The Development of the English Playhouse

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Development of the English Playhouse
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Leacroft
SeriesDiaries, Letters and Essays
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:354
Dimensions(mm): Height 250,Width 189
Category/GenrePublic buildings - civic, commercial, industrial, etc
ISBN/Barcode 9780413606006
ClassificationsDewey:725.8220942
Audience
General
Edition Revised - Rev ed

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publication Date 14 January 1988
Publication Country United Kingdom

Author Biography

Richard Leacroft was Principal Lecturer in the School of Architecture, City of Leicester Polytechnic. In addition to practising as an architect, he studied decor at the London Theatre Studio and worked as a stage designer and scenic artist in the repertory theatres at Sheffield and Leicester. His survey of theatre building from Ancient Greece to the present day, Theatre and Playhouse, written with his wife, Helen Leacrof, was published in 1984, while The Development of the English Playhouse was revised and republished by Methuen Drama in 1988 after the first edition of 1973.