The Cambridge Companion to English Restoration Theatre


Book Description

Fourteen specially commissioned essays provide essential information about staging, playwrights, themes and genres in the drama of the Restoration.




Acting in Restoration Comedy


Book Description

Simon Callow leads a two-day class on Restoration comedy with a group of British actors, including Gail McFarlane, Harry Meacher, Pamela Moiseiwitsch and Michael Stroud. It deals with The relapse by John Vanbrugh and shows practical acting techniques.




Social Mode of Restoration Comedy


Book Description

Published in 1967: This book is a historical account of comedy during the Restoration period in England. It discusses Comedy from Jonson to Shirley, serious drama in the Reign of Charles I and the period of Etherege.