Platt, Len and Becker, Tobias. 2013. Popular Musical Theatre, Cultural Transfer, Modernities: London/Berlin, 1890-1930. Theatre Journal, 65(1), pp. 1-18. ISSN 0192-2882 [Article]

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Between 1890-1930 a large number of popular musical theatre shows — musical comedies and operettas — were exchanged between London and Berlin. This essay represents the first attempt by scholars to examine this cultural practice. It outlines the implications of cultural transfer and exchange in terms of theatre history generally and the more detailed mechanics of adaptation. Using the figure of adaptation to explore cultural relations between two important metropolitan sites, it also examines the wider historical implication of this vibrant exchange culture, contemporary with a period when Anglo-German relations were generally characterised by marked hostility.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1353/tj.2013.0026
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	English and Comparative Literature Research Office > REF2014
Dates:	Date Event 1 March 2013 Published
Item ID:	8416
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2013 07:11
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2017 09:45
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/8416

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