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Production system of West End theatres in London
Příkopová, Michaela ; NEKOLNÝ, Bohumil (advisor) ; SVOBODOVÁ, Doubravka (referee)
Thesis deals with the production system of theatres in London and West End in particular. As an introduction it describes specific aspects of London as a capital city and cultural metropolis, furthermore it explains historical concept of theatres in a capital city and focusing more detailed West End’s past and present. In particular concept it deals with Arts Council England principles, financing system in the past and current situation from the general point of view as well as concrete. Moreover it brings up a topic of rights acquisition, copyrights and licensing.
Making Theatre in London
Nováková, Hana ; SÍLOVÁ, Zuzana (advisor) ; VEDRAL, Jan (referee)
The thesis examines contemporary British theatre focusing on the dynamic between a playwright, a director and an actor, which is very different in the UK from continental Europe. Describing specific London productions as well as the history of modern British theatre, it tries to identify what are the defining characteristics of British directing, acting and playwriting. Each chapter focuses on one of these elements and defines British theatre in realation to the Czech scene. By comparing selected productions of the same British play in Prague and London the author draws attention to the possible difficulties that might arise while staging British drama in a different cultural context.
The Development of Economic and Legislative Conditions of Dramatic Writing in Victorian London
Veselá, Zuzana ; SVOBODOVÁ, Doubravka (advisor) ; KYSELOVÁ, Eva (referee)
This bachelor's thesis offers an overview of the economic and legal conditions of playwrights in Victorian London - that is from 1837 to 1901. The thesis focuses on the changes and development of the form and height of authorial remuneration in both West End and East End theatres and the gradual progress of esp. copyright legislation in the United Kingdom. The thesis also describes the nature and workings of censorship as well as the possibility of publishing plays. The thesis is structured into three chapters. The first chapter analyses chiefly the economic notions of the period, the second deals with the legal aspects of the profession with focus on copyright and censorship and the third consists of a case study of playwright Oscar Wilde. I use his example to demonstrate the principles described in the previous two chapters as well as show the gradual development of the status of his profession. The aim of this work is to offer a brief comprehensive overview of the Victorian London theatre scene from the point of view of the playwright.

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