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Acknowledgements -- A Note on Sources -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- War: Comic, Tragic and Nostalgic -- While the Sun Shines (1943) -- Worm's Eye View (1945) -- Seagulls Over Sorrento (1950) -- Reluctant Heroes (1950) -- War Horse (2007) -- Chapter Two -- Crime: Classical, Farcical and Postmodern -- The Mousetrap (1952) -- Simple Spymen (1958) -- Sleuth (1970) -- The Business of Murder (1981) -- Chapter Three -- Sex: Comic, Episodic and Ironic -- There's a Girl inMy Soup (1966) -- Pyjama Tops (1969) -- Oh! Calcutta! (1969) -- No Sex, Please We're British (1971) -- Chapter Four -- Family: Traditional, Redemptive and Fractured -- 'Sailor, Beware!' (1955) -- Spring and Port Wine (1965) -- The Man Most Likely To (1968) -- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2012) -- Chapter Five -- Class: Musical, Parodic and Political -- Charlie Girl (1965) -- Daisy Pulls It Off (1983) -- Blood Brothers (1983) -- Billy Elliot the Musical (2005) -- Chapter Six -- History: Gothic, Edwardian and Pastiche -- The Phantom of the Opera (1986) -- The Woman in Black (1987) -- The 39 Steps (2006) -- One Man, Two Guvnors (2011) -- Chapter Seven -- Fantasy: Whimsy, Camp and Sci-fi -- Salad Days (1954) -- The Rocky Horror Show (1973) -- Return to the Forbidden Planet (1989) -- Matilda the Musical (2010) -- Conclusion Dream Life of the British People -- Appendix 1: List of new shows from 1940 until the end of2015 with more than 1,000 performances (by run length) -- Appendix 2: List of new shows from 1940 until the end of 2015 with more than 1,000 performances (by date) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |