The Opening ACT: Canadian Theatre History 1945-1953

by Susan McNicoll

The conventional opinion is that professional Canadian theatre began in 1953 with the founding of the Stratford Festival. But Susan McNicoll asks how this could be, when the majority of those taking the stage at Stratford were professional Canadian actors. To answer this question, McNicoll delves into the period to show how in fact Canadian professional theatre began just after World War Two when a host of theatre people decided that Canada needed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155380113X
• ISBN13: 9781553801139
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Ronsdale Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.9"