Macbeth
Manchester University Press
Published on 14. March 1996
Book
Hardback
260 pages
978-0-7190-2731-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this analysis of 'Macbeth' in performance, the author examines major productions of the play on both stage and screen, from the earliest performances by Garrick and Siddons through to Trevor Nunn's 1976 production. She invites the reader to reconsider the possibilities of the drama. -- .
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Bernice W. Kliman
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Part 1 The protagonists and the production - 1606-1623: Davenant and Betterton; David Garrick; Sarah Siddons. Part 2 The protagonists - chiasmus interpretation on stage: Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh directed by Glen Byam Shaw. Part 3 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. Part 4 The production - visionary directors on stage and screen: Orson Welles's 1936 "voodoo" "Macbeth" and its reincarnation on film; Trevor Nunn's production with Ian McKellen and Judi Dench. Part 5 The production - visionary director on film: Roman Polanski.