Oh What a Lovely War
Oh What a Lovely War is Joan Littlewood's pioneering 1963 musical about the first world war which not only changed attitudes towards the conflict, it remade British theatre. Its originality lay in the fact that it viewed the first world war from the perspective of the common soldier, and that it counterpointed songs from the period with grim battle statistics that appeared in a running newsreel tape above the stage.
The stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War!,
Primary Title
- Oh What a Lovely War
Date Broadcast
- 1964
Duration
- 59:31
Episode
- 1
Channel
- 1YA - National Programme
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
- 1YA
Owning Organisation
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- The stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War!,
Episode Description
- Oh What a Lovely War is Joan Littlewood's pioneering 1963 musical about the first world war which not only changed attitudes towards the conflict, it remade British theatre. Its originality lay in the fact that it viewed the first world war from the perspective of the common soldier, and that it counterpointed songs from the period with grim battle statistics that appeared in a running newsreel tape above the stage.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Drama
- Musical