TIME FRAMES

As Shakespeare and his contemporaries wrote for the epic scale the imaginative commitment and the 360 degree embrace of the Globe so three hundred years later generations of playwrights wrote for the velvety darkness the enclosed acoustic and the picture framing of the proscenium arch For a century the story of the changing world was told inside proscenium theatres by a series of remarkable playwrights In over sixty irreverent illuminating pen portraits of both famous giants and lesser known talents Dominic Dromgoole takes us on a journey from 1865 to 1965 revealing how these writers used the framed stage to reflect the social upheavals of their times Brought vividly to life by a generously erudite and experienced theatre director Time Frames is a hugely entertaining journey through a fascinating theatrical century the era of the proscenium playwrights