London Theatre Walks: Thirteen Dramatic Tours Through Four Centuries of History & Legend - Softcover

Young, Jim De; Miller, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557832803 ISBN 13: 9781557832801

Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2000

Synopsis

(Applause Books). In this entertaining and unavoidably educational book, the authors guide you through the streets of London with authority, humor, and relish; they escort you from the site of the long buried Globe, to the newly remodeled Lyceum theatre, from Shakespeare to Les Miserables . When you have followed these thirteen easy-to-follow tours, you will have visited the best theatres of the most theatrical city in the world. Your escapades will be filled with enough juicy gossip and colorful legend to entertain every theatre fan. Detailed maps accompany each tour. And whether you only have an hour or you want to spend the day, London Theatre Walks has a fascinating walk in store for you!

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Review:

London is in the midst of a massive theater-renovation project, with managers buffing up many of the century-plus vintage theaters. The whole West End is booming, with new buildings going up left and right. Jim DeYoung's book helps you find the best of the old, while introducing you to what is indispensable in the new: the rehabilitation of the long-shuttered Lyceum, the resurrected Globe Theater near the actual site of Shakespeare's original, the booming Seven Dials and Covent Garden neighborhoods, including the Donmar Warehouse. The book will help theater fans find everything from the the place where Nell Gwynne used to meet King Charles, to the palaces of Shaftesbury Avenue--to the location of Andrew Lloyd Webber's bank, where the money of so many playgoers is kept.

About this edition

• Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1557832803
• ISBN 13: 9781557832801
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 234