Shakespeare in the Theatre: Peter Hall
1st Edition
Published on 16. May 2019
224 pages
978-1-4725-8709-1 (ISBN)
Description
Peter Hall (1930-2017) is one of the most influential directors of Shakespeare's plays in the modern age. Under his direction, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre rediscovered Shakespeare as a writer who could comment incisively on the modern world. Productions such as Coriolanus, The Wars of the Roses and Hamlet established his reputation as a director able to bring Shakespeare to the heart of contemporary politics. He later cemented his reputation with epic productions of Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra at the National. With the Peter Hall Company, Hall continued to work intensively on Shakespeare, directing plays in the UK and America.
Reviewing Hall's work in its cultural and creative context, this study explores his approach to directing and rehearsal. This is the first book to analyse all of Hall's professional Shakespeare productions in a historical context, from the Suez crisis to the 9/11 attacks and beyond.
Reviewing Hall's work in its cultural and creative context, this study explores his approach to directing and rehearsal. This is the first book to analyse all of Hall's professional Shakespeare productions in a historical context, from the Suez crisis to the 9/11 attacks and beyond.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-8709-1 (9781472587091)
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Person
Stuart Hampton Reeves is Professor of Research-informed Teaching at the University of Central Lancashire, UK
Content
Acknowledgements
Series Preface
Introduction: Speaking Shakespeare
1: Nostalgia and Politics at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
2: Nation, Culture and Authority at the Royal Shakespeare Company
3: Authority in Crisis at the National Theatre
4: Protest and Politics at the National Theatre
5: Death and Sexuality after the National Theatre
6: Playing Shakespeare in America
7: National Stages
List of Productions
References
Index
Series Preface
Introduction: Speaking Shakespeare
1: Nostalgia and Politics at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
2: Nation, Culture and Authority at the Royal Shakespeare Company
3: Authority in Crisis at the National Theatre
4: Protest and Politics at the National Theatre
5: Death and Sexuality after the National Theatre
6: Playing Shakespeare in America
7: National Stages
List of Productions
References
Index
