The making of theatrical reputations : studies from the modern London theatre / Yael Zarhy-Levo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zarhy-Levo, Yael, 1948-

Series:

Studies in theatre history and culture.

Studies in theatre history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Public relations--Great Britain.

Theater.

Dramatic criticism--Great Britain.

Dramatic criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Today's successful plays and playwrights achieve their prominence not simply because of their intrinsic merit but because of the work of mediators, who influence the whole trajectory of a playwright's or a theatre company's career. Critics and academic writers are primarily considered the makers of reputations, but funding organizations and various media agents as well as artistic directors, producers, and directors also pursue separate agendas in shaping the reputations of theatrical works. In The Making of Theatrical Reputations Yael Zarhy-Levo demonstrates the processes through which these

Contents:

Introduction

Convergent forces: The English Stage Company and Look back in anger

Divergent forces: Theatre Workshop

John Arden: the playwright who wouldn't play right

Harold Pinter: Who controls the playwright's image?

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[257]-277) and index.

ISBN:

9781587297793

1587297795

OCLC:

297118443