Performing Brecht : forty years of British performances / Margaret Eddershaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eddershaw, Margaret.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Stage history--Great Britain.

Brecht, Bertolt.

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Dramatic production.

Theater--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Performing Brecht is an unprecedented history of the productions of Brecht's plays in Britain over 40 years. Eddershaw surveys all aspects of Brecht in performance, from his methodologies to his place in postmodernist theatre and beyond.

Performing Brecht is an unprecedented history of the productions of Brecht's plays in Britain over forty years. Margaret Eddershaw surveys all aspects of Brecht in performance, from his methodologies to his place in postmodernist theatre and beyond. She focuses on key productions by directors including George Devine, Sam Wanamaker, William Gaskill, Howard Davies, John Dexter and Richard Eyre. Eddershaw also provides three in-depth case studies of productions in the 1990's, incorporating her own exclusive access to the rehearsals and in-depth interviews with directors and performers. The case studies are: * The Good Person of Sechuan , directed by Deborah Warner and starring Fiona Shaw; * Mother Courage , directed by Philip Prowse and starring Glenda Jackson; * The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui , directed by Di Trevis and starring Antony Sher Performing Brecht is an unprecedented history of the productions of Brecht's plays in Britain over forty years. Margaret Eddershaw surveys all aspects of Brecht in performance, from his methodologies to his place in postmodernist theatre and beyond. She focuses on key productions by directors including George Devine, Sam Wanamaker, William Gaskill, Howard Davies, John Dexter and Richard Eyre. Eddershaw also provides three in-depth case studies of productions in the 1990's, incorporating her own exclusive access to the rehearsals and in-depth interviews with directors and performers. The case studies are: * The Good Person of Sechuan , directed by Deborah Warner and starring Fiona Shaw; * Mother Courage , directed by Philip Prowse and starring Glenda Jackson; * The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui , directed by Di Trevis and starring Antony Sher

Contents:

Book Cover

Title

Copyright

CONTENTS.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-180) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-89540-2

0-203-12983-0

1-280-32923-8

1-134-89541-0

9780203129838

OCLC:

50754133