Download or read book British Theatre in the 1950s written by Dominic Shellard and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 2000 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was 'Look Back in Anger' the most important theatrical event of the 1950s? Drawing on the extensive post-war archives of the British Library, the contributors to this volume review the genesis of the English Stage Company, the role of the Lord Chamberlain, the struggle to establish the National Theatre and the significance of Kenneth Tynan. The volume includes an interview with Harold Pinter on his recollections of the period.