Reddit reviews A Concise History of Theatre

I wrote out a huge nice reply and accidentally hit back... Long story short: This book if you want to actually learn about the history of theatre by reading through representational plays of many eras and genres that are well annotated and explained. I highly recommend this. Be warned, you might actually have to think.

If you just want a text book that is boring and gives you facts, figures, and dates: Here it is.