Mise en scène : French theatre now / David Bradby and Annie Sparks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradby, David, author.

Sparks, Annie, author.

Series:

Plays and Playwrights.

Plays and Playwrights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--France--History--20th century.

Theater.

French drama--20th century--History and criticism.

French drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (467 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A invaluable survey of French theatre since 1968. Mise en Scène is a book in two parts. The first half is a probing look at French theatre now, providing an historical and critical survey of drama and theatre in France since 1968. It explores playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Marguerite Duras, Michel Vinaver and Bernard-Marie Koltès and directors of international reputation such as Peter Brook, Robert Wilson, Roger Planchon, Antoine Vitez, Patrice Chereau and Ariane Mnouchkine. The second part of Mise en Scène features a comprehensive listings guide to major theatre companies, institutions', f

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; PART I- MISE EN SCÈNE AND THE PLAYWRIGHT; CHAPTER 1 The French Theatrical Tradition; From the Liberation to 1968; 1968 and its Aftermath; A Model Collective - The Théâtre du Soleil; Création Collective - Other Companies; CHAPTER 2 The Director as Creative Artist; The Director and the Classics; Sarraute, Duras, Beckett; CHAPTER 3 Theatre of the Everyday and After; Michel Vinaver; The Status of the Playwright; Bernard-Marie Koltès and Patrice Chéreau; Ariane Mnouchkine's Shakespeare Cycle; Ariane Mnouchkine and Hélène Cixous

Playwrights and Directors in the 1990's Playwrights in the 1990's: Fragmented Text and the Monologue; Experimental Form and Social Issues; CHAPTER 4 Private Theatre in the 1990's; Private Theatre and the Star Actor; Theatre and Cinema; Plays and Playwrights in the Private Theatres; CHAPTER 5 Avignon and Summer Festivals; The Avignon Festival; Avignon since 1993; CHAPTER 6 Institutional Developments 1968-1997; The Maisons de la Culture and Decentralised Theatre; New Theatre Buildings; Bernard Faivre d'Arcier, Director of Theatre; The Situation Today

CHAPTER 7 French Theatre at the End of the Century PART II- A GUIDE TO FRENCH THEATRE NOW; INTERVIEWS; Micheline Attoun and Lucien Attoun; Eric Emmanuel Schmitt; Roger Planchon; Philippe Minyana; Bernard Faivre d'Arcier; Michel Azama; INFORMATION SECTION; Theatre associations in France; Practical Information for Theatre Professionals; Bringing a play to France; Financial aid for translation and publishing; Performing/translation rights (French works); European Theatre Convention; Lists of plays/authors; Government offices; Libraries and resources centres; Bookshops; Theatrical publishers

Theatre Festivals Theatres; National Theatres; Major public theatres; Other public theatres; Privately and independently run theatres; Theatre schools; Contemporary French Dramatists; Further Reading; Index; Footnotes; ch01fn; ch02fn; ch03fn; ch04fn; ch05fn; ch06fn; Imprint Page

Notes:

"Published with the support of the French Theatre Season - a celebration of theatre from France presented in London and Stratford-upon-Avon, 30 September-20 December 1997."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4081-4888-9

1-4081-4889-7

OCLC:

893336502