
Theatre Royal
By Michael Coren
The Theatre Royal in Stratford has been the birthplace of many famous actors and directors, including the enigmatic and controversial Joan Littlewood.
This book is a straightforward and honest look at the history of this infamous theatre’s ups and downs through history.
With quotes from glaring critics, bitter directors, and faithful actors, it is a book that really recreates the entire history of the Theatre Royal.
This is a theatre that survived two world wars, a dearth of funds, many failed projects and many more failed plays.
It was Littlewood who saved the Theatre Royal, who made it a home for so many, and who carved herself indelibly into the modern theatre.
Fifteen years after Littlewood’s death her influence is everywhere, but nowhere more than at her old theatre.
This book charts the origins of the Theatre Royal, its rise to fame, its fall from grace, and its hopes for the future.
Michael Coren graduated from the University of Nottingham in 1980. He hosted the Michael Coren Show until 2011 and wrote a column for The Sun every week for four years after that. He is now a public speaker, radio host and journalist, appearing in numerous publications. His latest book, Epiphany: A Christian’s Change of Heart & Mind over Same-Sex Marriage was published in April 2016.