Examines some of the most important performance in Britain and Northern Ireland from the mid-1980s into the new millennium. In a timely new critical approach, it considers contemporary British theatre in relation to national and supranational identities, concepts such as globalistion and diaspora, New Labour, devolution and European unification.
Examines some of the most important performance in Britain and Northern Ireland from the mid-1980s into the new millennium. In a timely new critical approach, it considers contemporary British theatre in relation to national and supranational identities, concepts such as globalistion and diaspora, New Labour, devolution and European unification. -- .
Introduction1. No Grand Tours - tourism before 18502. Workers and the Great Exhibition - the origins of the package holiday3. Holidays without pay4. Collective bargaining for holidays with pay5. Accommodation for working class visitors6. Holidays and the state - planning for workers' needs after the Holidays with Pay Act7. Brits abroadConclusionBibliographyIndex