Theatre under the Nazis [Paperback]

This is the first book to appear in English about theatre from the entire Nazi period (1933-45). It is based on detailed statistical analysis, contemporary press reports, research in German archives and interviews with surviving playwrights, actors and musicians. The volume has an extensive bibliography and is fully illustrated. It forms a much needed guide to this neglected area of European culture and will be of interest to historians, Germanists and theatre specialists.

The international contributors are William J. Niven, Glen Gadberry, Erik Levi, Rebecca Rovit, William Abbey and Katharina Havekamp.
Introduction - John London
1. The birth of Nazi drama? Thing plays - William Niven
2. The history plays of the Third Reich - Glen Gadberry
3. Opera in the Nazi period - Erik Levi
4. Jewish theatre: repertory and censorship in the J?discher Kulturbund, Berlin - Rebeca Rovit
5. Non-German drama in the Third Reich - John London
6. Nazi performances in the occupied territories: the German Theatre in Lille - William Abbey and Katharina Havekamp
Select bibliography
Index

John London is a translator and the author of several books, including Reception and Renewal in Modern Spanish Theatre