British Socialist and Workers Theatre

Robert Leach taught at Birmingham and Edinburgh Universities and was also a freelance theatre director. He has published more than a dozen books on theatre subjects, including Theatre Workshop: Joan Littlewood and the Making of Modern British Theatre and An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance both of which were shortlisted for Theatre Book of the Year.

Introduction.- Chapter 1: Popular Culture and the Industrial Revolution.- Chapter 2: Chartism and Drama.- Chapter 3: Clarion Calls.- Chapter 4: Marxists and Fabians.- Chapter 5: Votes for Women.- Chapter 6: Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.- Chapter 7: Their Theatre and Ours.- Chapter 8: New Way Wins.- Chapter 9: Unity.- Chapter 10: Landscape with Chimneys.- Chapter 11: Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be.- Chapter 12: Cartoons, Archetypes, Slogans, Theatre.- Chapter 13: Hopes for Great Happenings.- Chapter 14: The Bone Won't Break.- Chapter 15: The End of the Road.