| Description |
157 pages ; 18 cm |
| Series |
Pelican books |
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Pelican book.
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| Contents |
Deadly theatre--Holy theatre--Rough theatre--Immediate theatre |
| Summary |
In The empty space, director Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to explore the issues facing any theatrical performance. Here he describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting, from Brecht's revolutionary alienation technique to the free form Happenings of the 1960s, and from the different styles of such great Shakespearean actors as John Gielgud and Paul Scofield to a joyous impromptu performance in the burnt-out shell of the Hamburg Opera just after the war. Passionate, unconventional and fascinating, his book shows how theatre defies rules, builds and shatters illusions and creates lasting memories for its audiences |
| Analysis |
Theatre |
| Notes |
Based upon a series of four lectures delivered as the first of the Granada Northern Lectures |
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First published by McGibbon & Kee 1968 |
| Subject |
Drama.
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Theater.
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Theater -- Production and direction.
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| Genre/Form |
Theater reviews.
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| ISBN |
0140135839 (paperback) |
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0140214151 |
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9780140214154 |
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