Shakespeare and Stanislavsky : a practical guide for actors, directors, students and teachers / Annie Tyson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tyson, Annie, author.

Series:

Arden performance companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Stanislavsky, Konstantin, 1863-1938--Dramatic production.

Stanislavsky, Konstantin.

Acting.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Stanislavsky, Konstantin, 1863-1938.

Theater.

Physical Description:

xvi, 184 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Arden Shakespeare, 2025.

Summary:

"Shakespeare and Stanislavsky provides a guide for actors, acting students, directors and teachers who want to apply the work of influential theatre practitioner, Stanislavsky, to the process of rehearsing and workshopping Shakespeare's play texts. Acting tutor and director, Annie Tyson, makes applying Stanislavsky's methods to Shakespeare simple and accessible. She rejects and dispels the myth held by some that Stanislavsky and Shakespeare are incompatible, showing instead how the Shakespearean text offers clues to specific acting choices that are intricately connected to action and character. Drawing on years of acting, directing and teaching experience at the Drama Centre London and RADA, Tyson's guide is full of practical tips and humour. This guide also includes a series of interviews with actors and directors who explain their approach to applying Stanislavsky to Shakespeare."--Publisher description.

Contents:

Foreword / by John Beschizza

Shakespeare and Stanislavsky : his encounters as actor, director and teacher

A summary of the principles of the system including the method of physical action and its later development, active analysis

The "Stanislavsky effect" on Shakespeare : the twentieth-century legacy in the UK

Some preparatory classroom exercises

The exercises applied to Shakespeare

A series of personal views.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index.

ISBN:

1350249750

9781350249752

1350249742

9781350249745

OCLC:

1452959337