Abstract
In 1933, J. B. Priestley visited Newcastle upon Tyne as part of his journey around an England in the grip of economic depression. A local friend and amateur actor took him to The Bridge Hotel, where the People’s Theatre – an amateur company founded in 1911 on socialist principles – was rehearsing Euripides’ The Trojan Women. This is how Priestley described the scene:
In the shadow of an enormous ebony bridge, which looked as if it stretched into the outer spaces of the universe, we found a large but almost deserted pub. But vague noises came from upstairs, and I...
In the shadow of an enormous ebony bridge, which looked as if it stretched into the outer spaces of the universe, we found a large but almost deserted pub. But vague noises came from upstairs, and I...
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Shakespeare in the North: Place, Politics and Performance in England and Scotland |
| Editors | Adam Hansen |
| Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Chapter | 5 |
| Pages | 125-150 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781474435956, 9781474435949 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781474435925 |
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| Publication status | Published - 14 Apr 2021 |