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Lyn Gardner's Reading List of Theatre Novels - The Guardian

In 2014, Lyn Gardner had a theatre blog in "The Guardian", and she published an article about theatre novels. These are all the ones that were mentioned, both in her article and the readers' comments.
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Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children
1
Angela Carter
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
2
Noel Streatfeild
The Swish of the Curtain (Pamela Brown)
The Swish of the Curtain
3
Pamela Brown
One Good Turn (Kate Atkinson)
One Good Turn
4
Kate Atkinson
The Diamond of Drury Lane (Julia Golding)
The Diamond of Drury Lane
5
Julia Golding
King of Shadows (Susan Cooper)
King of Shadows
6
Susan Cooper
The Secret Hen House Theatre (Helen Peters)
The Secret Hen House Theatre
7
Helen Peters
Olivia's First Term (Lyn Gardner)
Olivia's First Term
8
Lyn Gardner
The Town in Bloom (Dodie Smith)
The Town in Bloom
9
Dodie Smith
Next Season (Michael Blakemore)
Next Season
10
Michael Blakemore
The Garrick Year (Margaret Drabble)
The Garrick Year
11
Margaret Drabble
The Understudy (David Nicholls)
The Understudy
12
David Nicholls
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (Peter Ackroyd)
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
13
Peter Ackroyd
The Somnambulist (Essie Fox)
The Somnambulist
14
Essie Fox
The Rehearsal (Eleanor Catton)
The Rehearsal
15
Eleanor Catton
Morality Play (Barry Unsworth)
Morality Play
16
Barry Unsworth
V (Thomas Pynchon)
V
17
Thomas Pynchon
The West End Horror (Nicholas Meyer)
The West End Horror
18
Nicholas Meyer
Gemma (Noel Streatfeild)
Gemma
19
Noel Streatfeild
Tipping the Velvet (Sarah Waters)
Tipping the Velvet
20
Sarah Waters
Lost Empires (J. B. Priestley)
Lost Empires
21
J. B. Priestley
Theatre (W. Somerset Maugham)
Theatre
22
W. Somerset Maugham
Ballet for Drina (Jean Estoril)
Ballet for Drina
23
Jean Estoril
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
24
An Awfully Big Adventure (Beryl Bainbridge)
An Awfully Big Adventure
25
Beryl Bainbridge
Lucky Break (Esther Freud)
Lucky Break
26
Esther Freud
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens)
Nicholas Nickleby
27
Charles Dickens
Wilhelm Meister (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Wilhelm Meister
28
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar
29
Herman Wouk
The Sugar House (Antonia White)
The Sugar House
30
Antonia White
The Whicharts (Noel Streatfeild)
The Whicharts
31
Noel Streatfeild
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
32
Angela Carter
Broadway Nights: A Romp of Life, Love and Musical Theatre (Seth Rudetsky)
Broadway Nights: A Romp of Life, Love and Musical Theatre
33
Seth Rudetsky
Someday, Someday, Maybe (Lauren Graham)
Someday, Someday, Maybe
34
Lauren Graham
Every Night's a Bullfight (John Gardner)
Every Night's a Bullfight
35
John Gardner
No Bed for Bacon (Caryl Brahms & S. J. Simon)
No Bed for Bacon
36
Caryl Brahms & S. J. Simon
The Player's Boy (Antonia Forest)
The Player's Boy
37
Antonia Forest
The Players and the Rebels (Antonia Forest)
The Players and the Rebels
38
Antonia Forest
Thursday's Children (Rumer Godden)
Thursday's Children
39
Rumer Godden
Three Years to Play (Colin Macinnes)
Three Years to Play
40
Colin Macinnes
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