Ridiculous Theatre: Scourge of Human Folly : the Essays and Opinions of Charles Ludlam
- ISBN-10
- 1559360410
- ISBN-13
- 9781559360418
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 292
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Grou
- Author
- Charles Ludlam
Description
Never widely available in his lifetime, Ludlam's essays and opinions of theatre reveal a complex mind focused on theatrical invention.
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