TY - BOOK AU - Chilton,Charles ED - Theatre Workshop (London, England) TI - Oh what a lovely war T2 - A Methuen modern play SN - 0413302105 : AV - PR6053.H5 O32 1976 U1 - 822.914 23 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Methuen Drama KW - World War, 1914-1918 KW - Drama N1 - Oh What a Lovely War is a theatrical chronicle of the First World War, told through the songs and documents of the period. First performed by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London in 1963, it received the acclaim of London audiences and critics. It won the Grand Prix of the Théâtre des Nations festival in Paris that year and has gone on to become a classic of the modern theatre. In 1969 a film version was made which extended the play's popular success. The play is now on the standard reading list of schools and universities around the UK and was revived by the Royal National Theatre in 1998. This new version of the play, as edited by Joan Littlewood, returns the script to its original version UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/77374728-d.html ER -