Approaching the interval in the early modern theatre : the significance of the 'act-time' / Mark Hutchings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutchings, Mark, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare performance

Cambridge elements. Elements in Shakespeare performance, 2516-0109

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--England--History--17th century.

Theater.

Stage lighting--England--History--17th century.

Stage lighting.

Theaters--Lighting--England--History--17th century.

Theaters.

Physical Description:

102 pages ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"In requiring artificial light, the early modern indoor theatre had to interrupt the action so that the candles could be attended to, if necessary. The origin of the five-act, four-interval play was not classical drama but candle technology. This Element explores the implications of this aspect of playmaking. Drawing on evidence in surviving texts it explores how the interval affected composition and stagecraft, how it provided opportunities for stage-sitters, and how amphitheatre plays were converted for indoor performance (and vice versa). Recovering the interval yields new insights into familiar texts and brings into the foreground interesting examples of how the interval functioned in lesser-known plays. This Element concludes with a discussion of how this aspect of theatre might feed into the debate over the King's Men's repertory management in its Globe-Blackfriars years and sets out the wider implications for both the modern theatre and the academy."-- Page 4 of cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-102).

Other Format:

Electronic version: Hutchings, Mark. Approaching the interval in the early modern theatre.

ISBN:

9781108791922

1108791921

OCLC:

1419059488

Publisher Number:

90102329046