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Theatre of Sound: Radio and the Drama of the Imagination. By Dermot Rattigan. Dublin: Carysfort Press, 2003; pp. 384. $27.95 paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2004

Stephen Simpson
Stephen Simpson
Affiliation:
Florida State University
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Extract

Anyone old enough to remember the wailing sirens and portentous footsteps of Gangbusters or the clattering consequences of opening the closet door belonging to Fibber McGee and Molly probably has a soft spot for the radio dramas of the past. Those who never experienced the medium that George Bernard Shaw called “the invisible play” may lack a context. Admitting that you remember those nostalgic broadcasts dates you. In a world of HDTV, GPS, home THX, and digital imaging by cell phone, what good is radio?

Type
Brief Report
Information
Theatre Survey , Volume 45 , Issue 1 , May 2004 , pp. 139 - 140
Copyright
© 2004 The American Society for Theatre Research, Inc.

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