ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHARABANC
From French char-à-bancs, wagon with seats.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHARABANC»
Discover the use of
charabanc in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
charabanc and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Four plays by the
Charabanc Theatre Company: inventing ...
The four plays in this collection represent the creative high point of the company.
Claudia W. Harris, Marie Jones, Charabanc Theatre Company, 2006
2
The
Charabanc: The Early Days of Motorised Coach Travel
Even though the mass popularity of the charabanc has long gone, with even the
lovely old name being replacedbytheboringword 'coach', there are many
companies in rural areas all over the United Kingdom that continue to make a
good ...
3
Postcolonial Plays: An Anthology
The Charabanc Theatre Company drew its name from a benched open-air
wagon used in Ireland early in the twentieth century for day trips. For the five out-
of-work actresses who borrowed the term to name their newly formed company, ...
Despite Charabanc's mission to create strong roles for women actors, and to
represent women's private and public experiences onstage, the company balked
at being termed a feminist theatre company, preferring that their plays be read as
...
5
Theatre Talk: Voices of Irish Theatre Practitioners
Working with Charabanc politicized mc and gave me a sound theatrical/business
training base. It gave me confidence in my own capabilities and offered me many
opportunities to travel and extend my life experiences. Directing now gives me ...
6
Politics and Performance in Contemporary Northern Ireland
Charabanc Theatre Company operated in Belfast with distinction and with
considerable popular success from 1983 to 1995. During much of that time the
company's continued existence represented a triumph of will by the women who
founded ...
John P. Harrington, Elizabeth J. Mitchell, 1999
7
Women in Northern Ireland
Megan Sullivan. with a Spoon': The Circle Is Unbroken, Personal Narratives into
Political Drama: Charabanc's Lay Up Your Ends,” the women were tired of seeing
television, film, and theater roles in the Republic and Northern Ireland given to ...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A charabanc or "char- -banc" ( / r b /) is a type of horse-drawn vehicle or early motor coach, usually open-topped, common in Britain during the early part of the 20th century.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
9
Irish Women Writers: An A-to-Z Guide
Methvcn, Brenda Winter, and Maureen McAuley — to found Charabanc Theatre (
1983- 1995). One of Ireland's first independent theater companies, Charabanc
had an explicitly feminist orientation, having been established in response to its ...
Alexander G. Gonzalez, 2006
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHARABANC»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
charabanc is used in the context of the following news items.
WWII garden plane crash and a loved cat
I remember my father coming home on the Sunday and reporting a crater large enough to take a charabanc. “Whilst they removed most of the ... «Wiltshire Times, Jul 15»
Gang-gang: Mythical ferrymen in the mist
... live in grandeur in a Canberra in which, with public servants arriving by the charabanc load, accommodation and office space was scarce. «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
Taking Stock: ICAS strikes a chord with Glasto stats
Reports that Colella has turned up at Glasto in a charabanc wearing cut-off jeans and a straw hat cannot be confirmed. Click the pic to view the ... «Accountancy Age, Jun 15»
Do you pack more like the Queen or Joan Collins?
My father would stagger with this single voluminous case to the Wallace Arnold charabanc that was to deliver us to the seaside. I can still see ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
History: Saddleworth by Motor Car
... the 1930s were fitted with a removable body so that at weekends and holidays it could have a 'charabanc' fitted to carry people on an outing. «Saddleworth Independent, Jun 15»
Bygones: Working class people of Chester Green went to battle in …
Out would go the large three-horse buses and, in their place, a charabanc would be provided, with another converted into a covered bus with ... «Derby Telegraph, Jun 15»
Retro: Sheffield's colourful vehicle builder
Paul says that the charabanc photograph in the original picture spread was from Pilot Motors, a Doncaster-based company, but the style of ... «The Star, Jun 15»
Norwich tour guide gets driving ban lifted
A Norwich tour operator will be able to get back behind the wheel of his distinctive charabanc after he successfully appealed against a driving ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jun 15»
Leeds nostalgia: The age of the charabanc
Owning one might have been out of reach for ordinary people but travelling in one certainly wasn't and regular charabanc trips to the coast took ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jun 15»
Body displayed in the front window... in a glass coffin
A day out by charabanc. Some of the family with their transport for the day in a picture believed to have been outside Aggie Weston s in ... «Portsmouth News, May 15»
