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Chapter 4 - Serious Play

John Drinkwater’s Masques at Bournville

from Part II - Theatre in the Factory Garden

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2023

Catherine Hindson
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
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Summary

From 1908 to 1914, each summer party included a large-scale outdoor play, and these productions are considered in Chapter 4. Performed by casts of between 80 and 150 employees, between 1911 and 1914 these plays were written and produced by local theatrical personality John Drinkwater (1882–1937). Alongside other parties, charity occasions, and wartime entertainments that took place in the grounds, these performances demanded huge investments of time and money. What is clear is that they also offered a return, and these two chapters explores how outdoor theatrical events worked for and at Bournville and the ways in which they told stories about Cadbury’s and the Cadbury’s factory to in-house and external audiences.

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Theatre in the Chocolate Factory
<i>Performance at Cadbury's Bournville, 1900–1935</i>
, pp. 125 - 162
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Serious Play
  • Catherine Hindson, University of Bristol
  • Book: Theatre in the Chocolate Factory
  • Online publication: 23 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009271837.007
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  • Serious Play
  • Catherine Hindson, University of Bristol
  • Book: Theatre in the Chocolate Factory
  • Online publication: 23 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009271837.007
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  • Serious Play
  • Catherine Hindson, University of Bristol
  • Book: Theatre in the Chocolate Factory
  • Online publication: 23 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009271837.007
Available formats
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