Sleep No More and the discourses of Shakespeare performance / D. J. Hopkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, D. J., author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare performance 2516-0117.

Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare performance, 2516-0117

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Adaptations.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

This Element focuses on Sleep No More, the iconic immersive theatre production of Macbeth produced by the British company Punchdrunk. Sleep No More and the Discourses of Shakespeare Performance frames this Shakespeare adaptation as part of a system of ghostly citationality through which audiences understand the significance of the past in performance today. Moreover, despite its seemingly analog format, Sleep No More is discussed as a valuable site for media research. And the concept of 'uncanny spectatorship' is introduced to describe audience practice in Sleep No More and other performance contexts. Ultimately, this Element offers readers the opportunity to explore a set of concepts that are significant to the study of Shakespeare in performance and to consider the ways in which audiences interact with bodies, spaces, text, and media in Sleep No More and other immersive experiences

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2024).

ISBN:

9781009436861

1009436864

9781009436885

1009436880

9781009436908

1009436902