The Villainous Stage
The Villainous Stage
About this book
"Live theatre was once the main entertainment medium in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The preeminent dramatists and actors of the day wrote and performed in plays in which crime was a major plot element. This remains true today, especially with the longest-running shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Sweeney Todd"--
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- OL Work ID
- OL20337028W
Subjects
Detective and mystery stories, history and criticismEnglish drama, history and criticism, 20th centuryAmerican drama, history and criticism, 20th centuryTheaters, new york (state), new yorkTheater, great britainCrime in literatureEnglish Detective and mystery playsHistory and criticismEnglish dramaAmerican Detective and mystery playsAmerican dramaTheaterHistoryDetectives in literature