Macbeth
Second edition
2nd Edition
Published on 11. March 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7190-6229-2 (ISBN)
Description
This title explores the myriad decisions directors and actors make to produce a version of Shakespeare's play. It's full discussions of eighteen productions from the UK, Italy, Japan and the US empower readers to appreciate the many choices Shakespeare's text supports. -- .
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
332 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-6229-2 (9780719062292)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Bernice W. Kliman is Professor Emeritus at Nassau Community College, State University of New York -- .
Content
Series editors' preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The protagonists and the production
1606-1623
Davenant and Betterton
David Garrick
Sarah Siddons
Macready and Forrest
2. Operatic Macbeth: What we could still learn from Verdi
Conical hats and broomsticks
Thinking about Macbeth
Performance as representation: Metaphor v. mimesis
3 The protagonists: Chiasmus interpretation on stage
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh directed by Glen Byam Shaw
4. The protagonists: Chiasmus interpretations on television
Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson directed by George Schaefer
Eric Porter and Janet Suzman directed by John Gorrie
Nicol Williamson and Jane Lapotaire directed by Jack Gold
5. The production: Visionary directors on stage and screen
Orson Welles' 1936 'Voodoo' 'Macbeth' and its reincarnation on film
Trevor Nunn's production with Ian McKellan and Judi Dench
Ron Daniels's ensemble production
Ninagawa Macbeth: Fusion of Japanese and Western theatrical styles - Paul A. S. Harvey and Bernice W. Kliman
6. The production: Visionary directors on film
Akira Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood'
Roman Polanski
Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index -- .
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The protagonists and the production
1606-1623
Davenant and Betterton
David Garrick
Sarah Siddons
Macready and Forrest
2. Operatic Macbeth: What we could still learn from Verdi
Conical hats and broomsticks
Thinking about Macbeth
Performance as representation: Metaphor v. mimesis
3 The protagonists: Chiasmus interpretation on stage
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh directed by Glen Byam Shaw
4. The protagonists: Chiasmus interpretations on television
Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson directed by George Schaefer
Eric Porter and Janet Suzman directed by John Gorrie
Nicol Williamson and Jane Lapotaire directed by Jack Gold
5. The production: Visionary directors on stage and screen
Orson Welles' 1936 'Voodoo' 'Macbeth' and its reincarnation on film
Trevor Nunn's production with Ian McKellan and Judi Dench
Ron Daniels's ensemble production
Ninagawa Macbeth: Fusion of Japanese and Western theatrical styles - Paul A. S. Harvey and Bernice W. Kliman
6. The production: Visionary directors on film
Akira Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood'
Roman Polanski
Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index -- .