Take Joans Book: The Autobiography Of Joan Littlewood Rendered By Joan Littlewood Expressed As E-Text

upon a time, the London theatre was a charming mirror held up to cosiness, Then came Joan Littlewood, smashing the glass, blasting the walls, letting the wind of life blow in a rough, but ready, world.
Today, we remember this irresistible force with love and gratitude, ' Peter Brook

Along with Peter Brook, Joan Littlewood, affectionately termed 'The Mother of Modern Theatre', has come to be known as the most galvanising director of midtwentiethcentury Britain, as well as a founder of so many of the practices of contemporary theatre.
The bestknown work of Littlewood's company, Theatre Workshop, included the development

and premieres of Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey, Brendan Behan's The Hostage and The Quare Fellow, and the seminal Oh What A Lovely War.


This autobiography, originally published in, offers an unparalleled firsthand account of Littlewood's extraordinary life and career, from illegitimate child in southeast London to one of the most influential directors and practitioners of our times.
It is published along with an introduction by Philip Hedley CBE, previously Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East and Assistant Director to Joan Littlewood.
Joan Maud Littlewood was an English theatre director who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and is best known for her work in developing the Theatre Workshop.
She has been called The Mother of Modern Theatre, Her production of Oh, What a Lovely War! inwas one of her influential pieces, Littlewood and her company lived and slept in the Theatre Royal while it was restored, Productions of The Alchemist and Richard II, the latter starring Harry H, Corbett in the title role, established the reputation of the company, She also conceived and developed the concept of the Fun Palace in collaboration with architect Cedric Price, an experimental model of a participatory social environment that, although never realized, has become Joan Maud Littlewood was an English theatre director who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and is best known for her work in developing the Theatre Workshop.
She has been called "The Mother of Modern Theatre", Her production of Oh, What a Lovely War! inwas one of her influential pieces, Littlewood and her company lived and slept in the Theatre Royal while it was restored, Productions of The Alchemist and Richard II, the latter starring Harry H, Corbett in the title role, established the reputation of the company, She also conceived and developed the concept of the Fun Palace in collaboration with architect Cedric Price, an experimental model of a participatory social environment that, although never realized, has become an important influence in the architecture of theth andst centuries.
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