“Don’t Forget The Pierrots!'' The Complete History of British Pierrot Troupes & Concert Parties

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Tony Lidington

“Don’t Forget The Pierrots!'' The Complete History of British Pierrot Troupes & Concert Parties

Tony Lidington

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English

Routledge
30 September 2022

Performance art; Theatre Studies; Puppetry, miniature & toy theatre; Social & cultural history; Cultural studies

Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies

This volume is the first authoritative historical textbook to look at the origins, development and evolution of seaside pierrot troupes and concert parties and their popular performance heritage.

It will provide, for the first time, a definition of the pierrot troupe and its evolution from the roots of European popular traditions such as the commedia dell’arte and minstrelsy, to links between music hall and contemporary popular culture. Tony Lidington will explore how pierrot troupes grew from a single idea into a major international cultural industry and how it boosted morale and national identity during the two World Wars, before sublimating into contemporary pop music and comedy. Tony’s continuing practice as research provides an experiential framework for the historical and ethnographic analysis of the form.

This book will be of vital interest to students, researchers, and performers of outdoor (al fresco) arts, clowning and comedy, minstrelsy, vernacular music-making and music hall.

By: Tony Lidington
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367489182
ISBN 10: 036748918X
Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
Pages: 406
Publication Date: 30 September 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tony Lidington is associate lecturer of Drama at the University of Exeter, UK. Tony has been a professional showman for 40 years – researching and implementing British popular entertainment forms in a wide variety of contexts throughout the country. He is founder and performer of the last-remaining professional seaside pierrot troupe the ""Pierrotters"" and has performed at countless resorts and events as his alter ego ""Uncle Tacko!""