| Shakespeare in the Theatre: The National Theatre, 1963-1975: Olivier and Hall Contributor(s): Shaughnessy, Robert (Author), Escolme, Bridget (Editor), Karim-Cooper, Farah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474241034 ISBN-13: 9781474241038 Publisher: Arden Shakespeare OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 792.094 |
| LCCN: 2018006303 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.1" (0.60 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shaughnessy, Robert: - Robert Shaughnessy is Professor of Theatre at Guildford School of Acting, University of Surrey, UK.Holland, Peter: - Peter Holland holds the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre and is Associate Dean for the Arts at the University of Notre Dame. He was formerly Director of the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon and is editor of Shakespeare Survey and co-general editor of the Oxford Shakespeare Topics series. Peter Holland is McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Peter Holland is the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies and the Associate Dean for the Arts at the University of Notre Dame, USA. |