Joan Littlewood
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Joan Littlewood was a pioneering British theatre director and producer, best known for her innovative work at the Theatre Workshop and for revolutionizing postwar British theatre with socially engaged, ensemble-based productions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joan Littlewood canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British person
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theatre director ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | postwar British theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award nomination for Oh, What a Lovely War! ⓘ |
| basedIn | Stratford, East London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-10-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-09-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ⓘ |
| employer | Theatre Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Littlewood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
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theatre direction ⓘ theatre production ⓘ |
| fullName | Joan Maud Littlewood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political theatre
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social realism ⓘ |
| givenName | Joan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | collective creation methods in theatre ⓘ |
| influenced |
British theatre
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political theatre in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ensemble-based theatre
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innovative postwar British theatre ⓘ socially engaged productions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Theatre Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
collaborative, ensemble-based rehearsal process
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community-focused theatre ⓘ working-class representation on stage ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Taste of Honey
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Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh, What a Lovely War! NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparrers Can't Sing NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hostage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partner | Gerry Raffles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stockwell, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | artistic director of Theatre Workshop ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| spouse | Ewan MacColl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical studies of British theatre ⓘ |
| workLocation | Theatre Royal Stratford East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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