The Routledge Companion to Directors' Shakespeare

by Brown, John Russell

• ISBN13: 9780203932520
• ISBN10: 0203932528
• Copyright: 2010-05-03
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

The Routledge Companion to Directors' Shakespeareis a major collaborative book about plays in performance. Thirty authoritative accounts describe in illuminating detail how some of theatre#xE2;#xAC;"s most talented directors have brought Shakespeare#xE2;#xAC;"s texts to the stage. Each chapter has a revealing story to tell as it explores a new and revitalising approach to the most familiar works in the English language. A must-have work of reference for students of both Shakespeare and theatre, this book presents some of the most acclaimed productions of the last hundred years in a variety of cultural and political contexts. Each entry describes a director#xE2;#xAC;"s own theatrical vision, and methods of rehearsal and production. These studies chart the extraordinary feats of interpretation and innovation that have given Shakespeare#xE2;#xAC;"s plays enduring life in the theatre. Notable entries include: Ingmar Bergman * Peter Brook * Declan Donnellan * Tyrone Guthrie * Peter Hall * Fritz Kortner * Robert Lepage * Joan Littlewood * Ninagawa Yukio * Joseph Papp * Roger Planchon * Max Reinhardt * Giorgio Strehler * Deborah Warner * Orson Welles * Franco Zeffirelli

Table of Contents

Ingmar Bergman

Peter Brook

Glen Byam Shaw

Deguchi Norio

Declan Donellan

Peter Gill

Harley Granville Barker

Tyrone Guthrie

Peter Hall

Terry Hands

Henry Irving

Fritz Kortner

Michael Langham

Robert Lepage

Joan Littlewood

Ninagawa Yukio

Trevor Nunn

Joseph Papp

Iden Payne

Roget Planchon

William Poel

Max Reinhardt

Barry Rutter

Mark Rylance

Peter Stein

Giorgio Strehler

Julie Taymor

Deborah Warner

Orson Welles

Peter Zadek

Franco Zeffirelli

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