Must Close Saturday by Adrian Wright
The first book to deal exclusively with British musical flops, Must Close Saturday presents a rolling panorama of the good, the bad and the ugly, reassessing their place in theatrical history.
Hugely entertaining..Flops provide rich subject matter - lovingly explored in Must Close Saturday - and it is easy with the benefit of hindsight to scoff at the bizarre notions that have been set to music: the electric chair; Dr Crippen; Scapa Flow...the match girls at the Bryant & May factory Francis Drake...Christmas crackers... highwaymen; and Barnado's orphanages. * THE SPECTATOR *
In Adrian Wright's entertaining new book, Must Close Saturday: The Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop, he charts the British musical from 1960 to 2016; year by year he analyses that season's failed musicals. The book demonstrates how frequently it's the smallest of margins that can determine a musical's success or failure. Richard Jordan, * THE STAGE *
If you are a musical theatre nerd Must Close Saturday is a must for your collection. * BRITISHTHEATRE.COM *
We have high hopes in recommending Adrian Wright's Must Close Saturday, The Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop... Some of the examples are wonderful... This book is not only written for the general reader, then, but also for the more assiduous researcher. Either way, it should certainly be on all library shelves. I adored it. -- Julian Oddy * THEATRE RECORD *
A fascinating and highly detailed book...this is a 'must buy' for all musical devotees! * HOME CHAT, THE NEWSLETTER OF THE NOËL COWARD SOCIETY *
I have been unable to put it down...many thanks to Adrian Wright for an invaluable tome which should be in the library of everyone who claims to enjoy musical theatre. -- John Groves * OPERETTA RESEARCH CENTER *
In Adrian Wright's entertaining new book, Must Close Saturday: The Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop, he charts the British musical from 1960 to 2016; year by year he analyses that season's failed musicals. The book demonstrates how frequently it's the smallest of margins that can determine a musical's success or failure. Richard Jordan, * THE STAGE *
If you are a musical theatre nerd Must Close Saturday is a must for your collection. * BRITISHTHEATRE.COM *
We have high hopes in recommending Adrian Wright's Must Close Saturday, The Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop... Some of the examples are wonderful... This book is not only written for the general reader, then, but also for the more assiduous researcher. Either way, it should certainly be on all library shelves. I adored it. -- Julian Oddy * THEATRE RECORD *
A fascinating and highly detailed book...this is a 'must buy' for all musical devotees! * HOME CHAT, THE NEWSLETTER OF THE NOËL COWARD SOCIETY *
I have been unable to put it down...many thanks to Adrian Wright for an invaluable tome which should be in the library of everyone who claims to enjoy musical theatre. -- John Groves * OPERETTA RESEARCH CENTER *
ADRIAN WRIGHT is a performer, novelist and writer. His previous books with Boydell include A Tanner's Worth of Tune: Rediscovering the Post-War British Musical (2010), West End Broadway: The Golden Age of the American Musical in London (2012) and Must Close Saturday: The Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop (2017). He has previously written on the subject of film music in his biography of William Alwyn, The Innumerable Dance (2008), and his fiction includes the Francis and Gordon Jones Mysteries series: The Voice of Doom, The Coming Day and Forget Me Not.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783272358 |
| ISBN 10 | 178327235X |
| Title | Must Close Saturday |
| Author | Adrian Wright |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-10-20 |
| Number of pages | 371 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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