Theatres have always played a crucial role in cultural and social as well as political life. In his latest book Christophe Charle investigates this fascinating world through multiple approaches, comparing the most important capital cities of western Europe in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - London, Berlin, Vienna and, above all, Paris. Actors and directors, as well as entrepreneurs and playwriters appear on the stage of this complex work, while great attention is devoted to the public.
Keywords: Teatro, società, Europa, capitali, secolo XIX, secolo XX