The Routledge companion to actors' Shakespeare / edited by John Russell Brown ; associate editor, Kevin Ewert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, John Russell.

Ewert, Kevin, 1965-

Series:

Routledge companions.

Routledge companion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production.

Shakespeare, William.

Acting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Routledge Companion to Actors' Shakespeare is a window onto how today's actors contribute to the continuing life and relevance of Shakespeare's plays. The process of acting is notoriously hard to document, but this volume reaches behind famous performances to examine the actors' craft, their development and how they engage with playtexts. Each chapter relies upon privilieged access to its subject to offer an unparalleled insight into contemporary practice. This volume explores the techniques, interpretive approaches and performance styles of the foll

Contents:

Front Cover; The Routledge Companion to Actors' Shakespeare; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Simon Russell Beale: Carol Chillington Rutter; 2. Sinead Cusack: Andrew James Hartley; 3. Judi Dench: Stanley Wells; 4. Kate Duchêne: James Loehlin; 5. Colm Feore: Kevin Ewert; 6. Mariah Gale: Clare Smout; 7. John Harrell: Jeremy Lopez; 8. Greg Hicks: Ben Naylor; 9. Rory Kinnear: Paul Prescott; 10. Kevin Kline: Donald McManus; 11. Adrian Lester: Jonathan Holmes; 12. Sir Ian McKellen: Peter Holland; 13. Marcello Magni: Stephen Purcell; 14. Patrice Naiambana: Darren Tunstall

15. Vanessa Redgrave: John F. Deeney16. Pyotr Semak: Maria Shevtsova; 17. Antony Sher: Martin White; 18. Jonathan Slinger: Phillip Breen; 19. Kate Valk: David Pellegrini; 20. Harriet Walter: Paul Edmondson; Index of plays; General index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-72037-5

1-280-68246-9

9786613659408

0-203-81619-6

1-136-72038-3

9780203816196

OCLC:

804663999