Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Staging the Nation’s Rebirth 11
5. 2. The Cultural Politics of Fascist Governments 30
6. 3. The Ritual Core of Fascist Theatre 39
7. 4. The Theatre of Politics in Fascist Italy 72
8. 5. The Organisation, Fascistisation and Management of Theatre in Italy, 1925-1943 94
9. 6. Theatre Politics of the Mussolini Régime and Their Influence on Fascist Drama 113
10. 7. Mussolini’s ‘Theatre of the Masses’ 133
11. 8. Censorship in Nazi Germany 140
12. 9. The Municipal Theatre in Frankfurt-on-the-Main 157
13. 10. The Orchestration of the National Community 172
14. 11. The Theatre Aesthetics of the Falange 191
15. 12. Theatre and Falangism at the Beginning of the Franco Régime 210
16. 13. Competing Together in Fascist Europe 229
17. 14. Jacques Copeau and ‘Popular Theatre’ in Vichy France 247
18. 15. Towards an Aesthetic of Fascist Opera 260
19. Bibliography 277
20. Illustrations 299
21. Notes on Contributors 304
22. Index 307