A critical biography of Burton's film and theatre career; a perceptive study showing how Wales shaped Burton's character.
A team of distinguished authors highlight and evoke the genius of Welsh football stars and place them in the context of the changing pattern of the game in Britain and internationally.
Potter's plays have ranged from the lives of Christ and Casanova to the acclaimed "Pennies from Heaven". This critical work traces Potter's career as a journalist, dramatist and failed parliamentary candidate. Stead concentrates particularly on both…
Taking the subject chronologically from the 1890s to when the book was initially published in 1989, this book analyses those films specifically concerned with working-class conditions and struggle, and discusses them within the context of the debate…
This work examines the Welsh acting tradition. Although lacking a metropolitan centre, a culture developed in which both chapels and schools encouraged recitations and performances. Each chapter evokes an actor and assesses their work, career and co…
For centuries there had been fistfighters, and from the early days of industry it was apparent that the Welsh had a particular passion for boxing. This book traces that passion through the lives of champions, by recalling their great bouts and by sh…
