Hopes for Great Happenings: Alternatives in Education and Theatre
Best introduction to Hunt's distinctive work in alternative education and theatre.
Author guide
Albert Hunt Books in Order
Albert Hunt (1928–2015) was a British theatre director, teacher, critic, and writer. He worked in adult education and at Bradford Regional College of Art, where he developed collaborative, politically engaged theatre with students and helped shape alternative theatre practice. His published work includes studies of John Arden and Peter Brook, books on theatre and education and on television, and collaborative theatre and film-education projects.
theatre criticismtheatre studieseducationtelevision studiesdrama
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Arden: A Study of His Plays
A clear entry point into his theatre criticism and engagement with politically committed drama.
Peter Brook
A substantial collaborative study of one of Hunt's central theatrical influences.
Read in order
Books by series
scholarly-book-series · published
Directors in Perspective
Cambridge University Press scholarly monographs on major theatre directors.
- 1 Peter BrookAmazon ↗
Book unknown · nonfiction · 1995
play-text-series · published
Methuen Young Drama
Methuen play-text series for young audiences and performers.
- 1 John Ford's Cuban Missile CrisisAmazon ↗
Book unknown · play · 1972
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (4)
- Film Teaching: Studies in the Teaching of Film Within Formal Education: Four Courses DescribedAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1964
- Arden: A Study of His PlaysAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1974
- Hopes for Great Happenings: Alternatives in Education and TheatreAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1976
- The Language of Television: Uses and AbusesAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1981