Description: "This is the first book to offer a sustained focus on the amateur theatre movement in Britain from the end of WWI to the end of WWII, a movement that flourished and led to more people in Britain involved in drama than at any time before or since. It reveals how it was promoted as a tool for social action and improvement and evaluates its success and legacy. By surveying the contribution of key individuals, organisations and the role of festivals and competitions, this book provides a comprehensive account of this transformative movement and period"--
Brief description: Don Watson is an independent historian based in North East England. His previous publications include No Justice Without A Struggle: The National Unemployed Workers' Movement in the North East of England 1920-1940 (2014), and Squatting in Britain 1945-1955: Housing, Politics, and Direct Action (2016). He has been contributing to historical journals for more than thirty years.