Prologue : 11 September 2007 -- Sydney, Saturday 30 July 1796 -- A brief history of the playbill -- Playbill conventions -- Writing about the playbill -- Collecting the playbill -- The playbill and cultural change in the nineteenth century -- The playbill and politics -- The 1796 Sydney playbill in its contexts -- The playbill's journey after 30 July 1796 -- Epilogue : the playbill in the twenty-first century.
"The Sydney playbill offers tantalising glimpses of the social and cultural life of the early colony. What was the significance of the plays performed? Who were the players and their audiences? What kind of theatre did they perform in? The Playbill and Its People answers these questions and examines the fascinating history of Georgian theatre and performance in Australia"--Back cover.
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