Master of the House: The Theatres of Cameron Mackintosh

Hardback

Main Details

Title Master of the House: The Theatres of Cameron Mackintosh
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Coveney
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 265,Width 240
Category/GenreArchitecture
ISBN/Barcode 9781914414831
ClassificationsDewey:792.09421
Audience
General
Illustrations 250 Illustrations, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Unicorn Publishing Group
Imprint Unicorn Publishing Group
Publication Date 11 October 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Cameron Mackintosh is the world's leading theatrical producer of musicals such as Cats, Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera. He is also a significant theatre owner and has completed a two-decade campaign of refurbishment and rebuilding of eight London theatres that has set the tempo for maintaining one of Britain's greatest cultural heritages for the next century. Master of the House charts the stories of these eight historic London buildings - their origins, their iconic shows and productions, the stars and the glamour. Lavishly illustrated with images from the Delfont Mackintosh archive, the book also contains original architect drawings, specially-commissioned photographs of the refurbishment, show posters and other theatre ephemera, and many sweeping panoramas of the exquisitely finished spaces.

Author Biography

Michael Coveney has written about theatre as editor of Plays and Players magazine and was staff critic, successively, on the Financial Times, the Observer and the Daily Mail. His books include The Citz; The Aisle is Full of Noises; Questors, Jesters and Renegades and critical biographies of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Mike Leigh, Ken Campbell and Maggie Smith.