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Shakespeare In The Theatre Phyllida Lloyd

by David (Royal Holloway, University Of London, Uk) Bullen e Professor Elizabeth (Royal Holloway, University Of London, Uk) Schafer

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 This book examines Phyllida Lloydâ€™s revolutionary and transformative Shakespeare productions, contextualizing her work by reference to her whole career, with special reference to Mamma Mia!
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Reduced Shakespeare Company

by Dr Ronan (University Of Warwick, Uk) Hatfull

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 The first dedicated historical study of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, this book explores the troupeâ€™s four major Shakespearean works over the past four decades.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Shakespeare Theatre Company

by Deborah C. Payne e Drew Lichtenberg

~~30,99€~~ 27,89€ 10% OFF

 This behind-the-scenes account analyzes the evolution of the premier classical theatre company in the U.S. against the changing social and economic landscape of Washington, D.C.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Shakespeare Theatre Company

by Deborah C. Payne e Drew Lichtenberg

~~30,99€~~ 27,89€ 10% OFF

 This behind-the-scenes account analyzes the evolution of the premier classical theatre company in the U.S. against the changing social and economic landscape of Washington, D.C.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: The Stratford Festival

by Christie Carson

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 This analysis of the Stratford Festival examines the full history of one of the largest and oldest dedicated centres for the performance of Shakespeare in North America. In English-speaking Canada, the Festival has become the unofficial national theatre, drawing both praise and criticism. Dividing its history into three distinct periods, the volume begins with the foundation of the company, moving through its middle years of expansion and securing stability, and ending with an exploration of staging Shakespeare in the 21st century. Through case studies of productions, covering each artistic director from Tyrone Guthrie to Antoni Cimolino, it highlights issues of national identity but also the relationship between actor and audience on the Festival''s unique thrust stage. It not only explores the work of international stars such as Christopher Plummer, but also that of longstanding company members William Hutt and Martha Henry, emphasizing the Festival''s collective spirit. This book argues that the Stratford Festival holds an influential position in the theatre world generally and in the Shakespeare performance environment specifically. Initially this was because of the original stage built for its opening, but increasingly it has been due to the way that it has used Shakespeare''s work to articulate complex questions about identity and utilized technology to reach new audiences. The Festival and its collaborative working methods grew out of a particular social and political climate, and when the actors and directors who trained at the Festival took their training and its influences elsewhere, they spread its impact.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: The Stratford Festival

by Christie Carson

~~23,84€~~ 21,46€ 10% OFF

 This analysis of the Stratford Festival examines the full history of one of the largest and oldest dedicated centres for the performance of Shakespeare in North America. In English-speaking Canada, the Festival has become the unofficial national theatre, drawing both praise and criticism. Dividing its history into three distinct periods, the volume begins with the foundation of the company, moving through its middle years of expansion and securing stability, and ending with an exploration of staging Shakespeare in the 21st century. Through case studies of productions, covering each artistic director from Tyrone Guthrie to Antoni Cimolino, it highlights issues of national identity but also the relationship between actor and audience on the Festival''s unique thrust stage. It not only explores the work of international stars such as Christopher Plummer, but also that of longstanding company members William Hutt and Martha Henry, emphasizing the Festival''s collective spirit. This book argues that the Stratford Festival holds an influential position in the theatre world generally and in the Shakespeare performance environment specifically. Initially this was because of the original stage built for its opening, but increasingly it has been due to the way that it has used Shakespeare''s work to articulate complex questions about identity and utilized technology to reach new audiences. The Festival and its collaborative working methods grew out of a particular social and political climate, and when the actors and directors who trained at the Festival took their training and its influences elsewhere, they spread its impact.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Tina Packer

by Katharine Goodland

~~34,57€~~ 31,11€ 10% OFF

 This book examines the work of acclaimed director Tina Packer, founder of Shakespeare & Company, whose ground-breaking approach to performing Shakespeare has made her company among the most vibrant and enduring Shakespeare theatres in America. Tina Packer directed her first Shakespeare play at London Academy for Music and Dramatic Art in 1971. More than 50 years later she continues to direct and teach at Shakespeare & Company, which she founded in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1978. Drawing on new interviews with the original casts and creative teams as well as Tina Packer herself, this book is the first comprehensive analysis of all of her professional Shakespeare productions in their cultural and historical context. Over a career that spans 5 decades, Packer has directed or acted in virtually all of Shakespeare''s plays, along with many other classical and contemporary works. As artistic director she guided her company through times of expansion as well as belt-tightening, driven by her conviction that the purpose of theatre is to heal and that to fulfil that purpose, acting must tell the truth. With in-depth case studies of 12 of her most significant productions, Katharine Goodland offers a clear account of Packer''s work and contribution to Shakespearean theatre in America while illuminating the embedded nature of regional Shakespeare in communities across the United States.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Tina Packer

by Katharine Goodland

~~34,57€~~ 31,11€ 10% OFF

 This book examines the work of acclaimed director Tina Packer, founder of Shakespeare & Company, whose ground-breaking approach to performing Shakespeare has made her company among the most vibrant and enduring Shakespeare theatres in America. Tina Packer directed her first Shakespeare play at London Academy for Music and Dramatic Art in 1971. More than 50 years later she continues to direct and teach at Shakespeare & Company, which she founded in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1978. Drawing on new interviews with the original casts and creative teams as well as Tina Packer herself, this book is the first comprehensive analysis of all of her professional Shakespeare productions in their cultural and historical context. Over a career that spans 5 decades, Packer has directed or acted in virtually all of Shakespeare''s plays, along with many other classical and contemporary works. As artistic director she guided her company through times of expansion as well as belt-tightening, driven by her conviction that the purpose of theatre is to heal and that to fulfil that purpose, acting must tell the truth. With in-depth case studies of 12 of her most significant productions, Katharine Goodland offers a clear account of Packer''s work and contribution to Shakespearean theatre in America while illuminating the embedded nature of regional Shakespeare in communities across the United States.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Sarah Siddons And John Philip Kemble

by Fiona Ritchie

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 Siblings Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) and John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) were the most famous British actors of the late-18th and early-19th centuries. Through their powerful acting and meticulous conceptualisation of Shakespeare''s characters and their worlds, they created iconic interpretations of Shakespeare''s major roles that live on in our theatrical and cultural memory. This book examines the actors'' long careers on the London stage, from Siddons''s debut in 1782 to Kemble''s retirement in 1817, encompassing Kemble''s time as theatre manager, when he sought to foreground their strengths as Shakespearean performers in his productions. Over the course of more than thirty years, Siddons and Kemble appeared opposite one another in many Shakespeare plays, including King John, Henry VIII, Coriolanus and Macbeth. The actors had to negotiate two major Shakespeare scandals: the staging of Vortigern - a fake Shakespearean play - in 1796 and the Old Price Riots of 1809, during which the audience challenged Siddons''s and Kemble''s perceived attempts to control Shakespeare. Fiona Ritchie examines the siblings'' careers, focusing on their collaborations, as well as placing Siddons''s and Kemble''s Shakespeare performances in the context of contemporary 18th- and 19th-century drama. The volume not only offers a detailed consideration of London theatre, but also explores the importance of provincial performance to the actors, notably in the case of Hamlet - a role in which both appeared across Britain and in Ireland.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Sarah Siddons And John Philip Kemble

by Fiona Ritchie

35,76€ + 10% CARD

 Siblings Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) and John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) were the most famous British actors of the late-18th and early-19th centuries. Through their powerful acting and meticulous conceptualisation of Shakespeare''s characters and their worlds, they created iconic interpretations of Shakespeare''s major roles that live on in our theatrical and cultural memory. This book examines the actors'' long careers on the London stage, from Siddons''s debut in 1782 to Kemble''s retirement in 1817, encompassing Kemble''s time as theatre manager, when he sought to foreground their strengths as Shakespearean performers in his productions. Over the course of more than thirty years, Siddons and Kemble appeared opposite one another in many Shakespeare plays, including King John, Henry VIII, Coriolanus and Macbeth. The actors had to negotiate two major Shakespeare scandals: the staging of Vortigern - a fake Shakespearean play - in 1796 and the Old Price Riots of 1809, during which the audience challenged Siddons''s and Kemble''s perceived attempts to control Shakespeare. Fiona Ritchie examines the siblings'' careers, focusing on their collaborations, as well as placing Siddons''s and Kemble''s Shakespeare performances in the context of contemporary 18th- and 19th-century drama. The volume not only offers a detailed consideration of London theatre, but also explores the importance of provincial performance to the actors, notably in the case of Hamlet - a role in which both appeared across Britain and in Ireland.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: The King'S Men

by Lucy Munro

38,15€ + 10% CARD

 Created when James I granted royal patronage to the former Chamberlain''s Men in 1603, the King''s Men were the first playing company to exercise a transformative influence on Shakespeare''s plays. Not only did Shakespeare write his plays with them in mind, but they were also the first group to revive his plays, and the first to have them revised, either by Shakespeare himself or by other dramatists after his retirement. Drawing on theatre history, performance studies, cultural history and book history, Shakespeare in the Theatre: The King''s Men reappraises the company as theatre artists, analysing in detail the performance practices, cultural contexts and political pressures that helped to shape and reshape Shakespeare''s plays between 1603 and 1642. Reconsidering casting and acting styles, staging and playing venues, audience response, influence and popularity, and local, national and international politics, the book presents case-studies of performances of Macbeth, The Tempest, The Winter''s Tale, Richard II, Henry VIII, Othello and Pericles alongside a broader reappraisal of the repertory of the company and the place of Shakespeare''s plays within it.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: The King'S Men

by Lucy Munro

38,15€ + 10% CARD

 Created when James I granted royal patronage to the former Chamberlain''s Men in 1603, the King''s Men were the first playing company to exercise a transformative influence on Shakespeare''s plays. Not only did Shakespeare write his plays with them in mind, but they were also the first group to revive his plays, and the first to have them revised, either by Shakespeare himself or by other dramatists after his retirement. Drawing on theatre history, performance studies, cultural history and book history, Shakespeare in the Theatre: The King''s Men reappraises the company as theatre artists, analysing in detail the performance practices, cultural contexts and political pressures that helped to shape and reshape Shakespeare''s plays between 1603 and 1642. Reconsidering casting and acting styles, staging and playing venues, audience response, influence and popularity, and local, national and international politics, the book presents case-studies of performances of Macbeth, The Tempest, The Winter''s Tale, Richard II, Henry VIII, Othello and Pericles alongside a broader reappraisal of the repertory of the company and the place of Shakespeare''s plays within it.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Yukio Ninagawa

by Conor Hanratty

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 Yukio Ninagawa (1935-2016) was Japan''s foremost director of Shakespeare whose productions were acclaimed around the world. His work was lauded for its spectacular imagery, its inventive use of Japanese iconography and its striking fusion of Eastern and Western theatre traditions. Over a career spanning six decades, Ninagawa directed 31 of Shakespeare''s plays, many of them, including Hamlet, on multiple occasions. His productions of Macbeth, The Tempest, Pericles, Twelfth Night and Cymbeline became seminal events in world Shakespeare production during the last 30 years. This is the first English-language book dedicated exclusively to Ninagawa''s work. Featuring an overview of his extraordinary output, this study considers his Shakespearean work within the context of his overall career. Individual chapters cover Ninagawa''s approach Shakespeare and Greek tragedy, in particular his landmark productions of Macbeth and Medea, and his eight separate productions of Hamlet. The volume includes a detailed analysis of the Sai-no-Kuni Shakespeare Series - in which Ninagawa set out to stage all of Shakespeare''s plays in his hometown of Saitama, north of Tokyo. Written by Conor Hanratty, who studied with Ninagawa for over a year, it offers a unique and unprecedented glimpse into the work and approach of one of the world''s great theatre directors.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Yukio Ninagawa

by Conor Hanratty

38,15€ + 10% CARD

 Yukio Ninagawa (1935-2016) was Japan''s foremost director of Shakespeare whose productions were acclaimed around the world. His work was lauded for its spectacular imagery, its inventive use of Japanese iconography and its striking fusion of Eastern and Western theatre traditions. Over a career spanning six decades, Ninagawa directed 31 of Shakespeare''s plays, many of them, including Hamlet, on multiple occasions. His productions of Macbeth, The Tempest, Pericles, Twelfth Night and Cymbeline became seminal events in world Shakespeare production during the last 30 years. This is the first English-language book dedicated exclusively to Ninagawa''s work. Featuring an overview of his extraordinary output, this study considers his Shakespearean work within the context of his overall career. Individual chapters cover Ninagawa''s approach Shakespeare and Greek tragedy, in particular his landmark productions of Macbeth and Medea, and his eight separate productions of Hamlet. The volume includes a detailed analysis of the Sai-no-Kuni Shakespeare Series - in which Ninagawa set out to stage all of Shakespeare''s plays in his hometown of Saitama, north of Tokyo. Written by Conor Hanratty, who studied with Ninagawa for over a year, it offers a unique and unprecedented glimpse into the work and approach of one of the world''s great theatre directors.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Peter Hall

by Stuart Hampton-Reeves

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 Peter Hall (1930-2017) is one of the most influential directors of Shakespeare''s plays in the modern age. Under his direction, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre rediscovered Shakespeare as a writer who could comment incisively on the modern world. Productions such as Coriolanus, The Wars of the Roses and Hamlet established his reputation as a director able to bring Shakespeare to the heart of contemporary politics. He later cemented his reputation with epic productions of Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra at the National. With the Peter Hall Company, Hall continued to work intensively on Shakespeare, directing plays in the UK and America. Reviewing Hall''s work in its cultural and creative context, this study explores his approach to directing and rehearsal. This is the first book to analyse all of Hall''s professional Shakespeare productions in a historical context, from the Suez crisis to the 9/11 attacks and beyond.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Peter Hall

by Stuart Hampton-Reeves

28,61€ + 10% CARD

 Peter Hall (1930-2017) is one of the most influential directors of Shakespeare''s plays in the modern age. Under his direction, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre rediscovered Shakespeare as a writer who could comment incisively on the modern world. Productions such as Coriolanus, The Wars of the Roses and Hamlet established his reputation as a director able to bring Shakespeare to the heart of contemporary politics. He later cemented his reputation with epic productions of Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra at the National. With the Peter Hall Company, Hall continued to work intensively on Shakespeare, directing plays in the UK and America. Reviewing Hall''s work in its cultural and creative context, this study explores his approach to directing and rehearsal. This is the first book to analyse all of Hall''s professional Shakespeare productions in a historical context, from the Suez crisis to the 9/11 attacks and beyond.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Cheek By Jowl

by Peter Kirwan

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 Cheek by Jowl, founded by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod in 1981, is one of the world''s most critically acclaimed classical theatre companies. Across seventeen productions of Shakespeare (as well as several by his contemporaries and other European dramatists), Cheek by Jowl''s experiments with text, space, light and bodies have produced bold reinventions of canonical and lesser-explored plays. Despite the pre-eminence of the company, its multiple awards and central place in the European repertory, this is the first substantive study of the company''s body of work. This book situates Cheek by Jowl''s work within the key institutions and traditions that have shaped the company''s development from low-budget beginnings at the Edinburgh Festival to international celebration, while also focusing specifically on the company''s use of Shakespeare to drive forward its practice. Drawing on the company''s work in English, Russian and French, the book uses key productions as case studies to interrogate the company''s unique style and build an argument for the distinctive insights offered by Cheek by Jowl''s approach. The book draws on new interviews with creative and administrative company members from the full span of Cheek by Jowl''s history as well as a full appraisal of the Cheek by Jowl archives, offering the first scholarly overview of the company''s work.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Cheek By Jowl

by Peter Kirwan

30,99€ + 10% CARD

 Cheek by Jowl, founded by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod in 1981, is one of the world''s most critically acclaimed classical theatre companies. Across seventeen productions of Shakespeare (as well as several by his contemporaries and other European dramatists), Cheek by Jowl''s experiments with text, space, light and bodies have produced bold reinventions of canonical and lesser-explored plays. Despite the pre-eminence of the company, its multiple awards and central place in the European repertory, this is the first substantive study of the company''s body of work. This book situates Cheek by Jowl''s work within the key institutions and traditions that have shaped the company''s development from low-budget beginnings at the Edinburgh Festival to international celebration, while also focusing specifically on the company''s use of Shakespeare to drive forward its practice. Drawing on the company''s work in English, Russian and French, the book uses key productions as case studies to interrogate the company''s unique style and build an argument for the distinctive insights offered by Cheek by Jowl''s approach. The book draws on new interviews with creative and administrative company members from the full span of Cheek by Jowl''s history as well as a full appraisal of the Cheek by Jowl archives, offering the first scholarly overview of the company''s work.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Trevor Nunn

by Russell Jackson

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 Sir Trevor Nunn is one of the most versatile and accomplished directors in the English-speaking theatre. This book examines his achievements as a director of Shakespeare within the wider context of debates on the cultural politics of Britain''s theatrical institutions in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. His approach has been marked by the combination of close textual analysis with inventive theatricality, in performance spaces ranging from the large stages of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre to the intimacy of the companies'' studio theatres. The principal focus of the book is on Nunn''s work as director of Shakespeare during his artistic directorship of the RSC and the NT. The four core chapters focus in detail on major productions that can be said to have challenged and changed perceptions of the plays, including The Winter''s Tale (RSC, 1969), the ''Roman Plays'' season (RSC, 1972) and All''s Well That Ends Well (RSC, 1982), and the studio productions of Macbeth (RSC 1976), Othello (RSC, 1989) and The Merchant of Venice (NT, 1999). The study draws on archive material, as well as reviews and other published commentary, including that of actors who have worked with him.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Trevor Nunn

by Russell Jackson

39,34€ + 10% CARD

 Sir Trevor Nunn is one of the most versatile and accomplished directors in the English-speaking theatre. This book examines his achievements as a director of Shakespeare within the wider context of debates on the cultural politics of Britain''s theatrical institutions in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. His approach has been marked by the combination of close textual analysis with inventive theatricality, in performance spaces ranging from the large stages of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre to the intimacy of the companies'' studio theatres. The principal focus of the book is on Nunn''s work as director of Shakespeare during his artistic directorship of the RSC and the NT. The four core chapters focus in detail on major productions that can be said to have challenged and changed perceptions of the plays, including The Winter''s Tale (RSC, 1969), the ''Roman Plays'' season (RSC, 1972) and All''s Well That Ends Well (RSC, 1982), and the studio productions of Macbeth (RSC 1976), Othello (RSC, 1989) and The Merchant of Venice (NT, 1999). The study draws on archive material, as well as reviews and other published commentary, including that of actors who have worked with him.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: The National Theatre, 1963 1975 - Olivier And Hall

by Robert Shaughnessy

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 The National Theatre''s years at the Old Vic were the most Shakespearean period in its history, one which included Laurence Olivier''s Othello and Shylock, a radical all-male As You Like It, the Berliner Ensemble''s Coriolanus and Tom Stoppard''s classic offshoot, Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead. Drawing extensively upon the company archives, this book tells the interlinked stories of the National''s relationship with Shakespeare through a series of production case studies. Between them these illuminate Olivier''s significance as actor and director, the National''s pioneering accommodation of European theatre practitioners, and its ways of engaging Shakespeare with the contemporary.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: The National Theatre, 1963 1975 - Olivier And Hall

by Robert Shaughnessy

29,80€ + 10% CARD

 The National Theatre''s years at the Old Vic were the most Shakespearean period in its history, one which included Laurence Olivier''s Othello and Shylock, a radical all-male As You Like It, the Berliner Ensemble''s Coriolanus and Tom Stoppard''s classic offshoot, Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead. Drawing extensively upon the company archives, this book tells the interlinked stories of the National''s relationship with Shakespeare through a series of production case studies. Between them these illuminate Olivier''s significance as actor and director, the National''s pioneering accommodation of European theatre practitioners, and its ways of engaging Shakespeare with the contemporary.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Peter Sellars

by Ayanna Thompson

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 The first in-depth look at Peter Sellars, the avant-garde director whose Shakespeare productions have polarized communities and critics. Through extensive interviews and archival work, leading Shakespearean Ayanna Thompson takes readers on a journey through experimental theatre and the tensions that arise between innovation and accessibility. An iconoclastic figure who inspires strong reactions both personally and professionally, Peter Sellars continues to amaze and confound. This book takes readers inside his world for the first time.
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Shakespeare In The Theatre: Peter Sellars

by Ayanna Thompson

41,72€ + 10% CARD

 The first in-depth look at Peter Sellars, the avant-garde director whose Shakespeare productions have polarized communities and critics. Through extensive interviews and archival work, leading Shakespearean Ayanna Thompson takes readers on a journey through experimental theatre and the tensions that arise between innovation and accessibility. An iconoclastic figure who inspires strong reactions both personally and professionally, Peter Sellars continues to amaze and confound. This book takes readers inside his world for the first time.
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