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Conclusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2023

Catherine Hindson
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
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Cadbury’s represents the heyday of British industrialism and remains a familiar global brand. Guided by Quaker Capitalism, employees at Cadbury’s Bournville factory took part in recreational and educational activities. In the first decades of the twentieth century sports, leisure, and entertainment were part of day-to-day Cadbury’s life. Creativity flourished. Amidst this culture of Work and Play, an astonishing amount of factory theatre was staged involving tens of thousands of Cadbury’s employees. Home-grown Bournville casts and audiences were supplemented by performers, civic leaders, playwrights, academics, town planners, and celebrities, interweaving Birmingham’s famous Quaker industrialists with the city’s theatre culture, visual artists, wider, national entertainment cultures, and ground-breaking approaches to mental and physical health and education. Theatre in the Chocolate Factory uncovers stories of Bournville’s theatre and the employees who made it, exploring industrial performance and positioning theatre and creativity at the heart of Cadbury’s operation.

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Theatre in the Chocolate Factory
<i>Performance at Cadbury's Bournville, 1900–1935</i>
, pp. 231 - 235
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Conclusion
  • Catherine Hindson, University of Bristol
  • Book: Theatre in the Chocolate Factory
  • Online publication: 23 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009271837.011
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  • Conclusion
  • Catherine Hindson, University of Bristol
  • Book: Theatre in the Chocolate Factory
  • Online publication: 23 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009271837.011
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  • Conclusion
  • Catherine Hindson, University of Bristol
  • Book: Theatre in the Chocolate Factory
  • Online publication: 23 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009271837.011
Available formats
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