Ben Jonson and Theatre
Performance, Practice and Theory
Seiten
1999
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-17981-2 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-17981-2 (ISBN)
Looks at the Jonson canon from the point of view of the theatre practitioner. It bridges the theory/practice divide by debating how his drama operates in performance and includes discussion with and between practitioners.
Ben Jonson and Theatre is an investigation and celebration of Jonson's plays from the point of view of the theatre practitioner as well as the teacher. Reflecting the increasing interest in the wider field of Renaissance drama, this book bridges the theory/practice divide by debating how Jonson's drama operates in performance. Ben Jonson and Theatre includes:
* discussions with and between practitioners
* essays on the staging of the plays
* edited transcripts of interviews with contemporary practitioners
The volume includes contributions from Joan Littlewood, Sam Mendes, John Nettles, Simon Russell Beale and Geoffrey Rush, Oscar-winning actor for Shine.
Ben Jonson and Theatre is an investigation and celebration of Jonson's plays from the point of view of the theatre practitioner as well as the teacher. Reflecting the increasing interest in the wider field of Renaissance drama, this book bridges the theory/practice divide by debating how Jonson's drama operates in performance. Ben Jonson and Theatre includes:
* discussions with and between practitioners
* essays on the staging of the plays
* edited transcripts of interviews with contemporary practitioners
The volume includes contributions from Joan Littlewood, Sam Mendes, John Nettles, Simon Russell Beale and Geoffrey Rush, Oscar-winning actor for Shine.
Richard Cave, Elizabeth Schafer, Brian Woolland
List of illustrations, Notes on contributors, Acknowledgements, Preface, Induction, PART I Ben Jonson and the theatre (as it is and as it might be), Interlude I Sam Mendes talks to Brian Woolland, PART II Working with Jonson, Interlude II Genista McIntosh: Casting and marketing Jonson, PART III Marginalised Jonsons, Bibliography
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.1.1999 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-17981-5 / 0415179815 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-17981-2 / 9780415179812 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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