Is directing an art? Do directors need to be trained? What do directors actually do? These questions and more are answered in this accessibly written survey of the art of theatre direction. Its broad scope ranges across the theatres of both America and Europe, looking at practices from Stanislavski up to the present day.
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'A solid, eminently useful text that will awaken curiosity, orient future study, and provoke classroom discussion.' - James Peck, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, Muhlenberg College, USA
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A solid, eminently useful text that will awaken curiosity, orient future study, and provoke classroom discussion.' - James Peck, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, Muhlenberg College, USA
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| Series Preface |
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Preface: This Book and the Others |
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3 | (6) |
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9 | (8) |
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17 | (58) |
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2 What is it Directors Do? |
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36 | (39) |
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An Interview with Ralf Richardt Strøbech |
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69 | (6) |
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Part III Histories of Direction |
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4 The Beginning of Direction, and its Possible End: A Brief History |
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77 | (29) |
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5 The Pre-history of Directors |
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106 | (19) |
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6 Christophe Alix: A Brief History of the Publicly Funded Director in France |
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125 | (9) |
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7 How Shakespeare Shaped Direction |
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134 | (17) |
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Part IV Directors as Authors |
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151 | (44) |
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153 | (24) |
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9 James Reynolds: Robert Lepage and Authorial Process |
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177 | (18) |
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An Interview with Michael Grandage |
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187 | (8) |
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Part V Directors as Organisers |
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195 | (26) |
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10 The Art of Organisation |
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197 | (24) |
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221 | (9) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (2) |
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SIMON SHEPHERD is Professor of Theatre and Deputy Principal (Academic) at the Central School of Speech and Drama, UK. He has published on the cultural history of, and concepts about, theatre and its practices since 1981. His works include The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Theatre (2010), Performance Research 14.2 'On Training' (2009), Theatre, Body and Pleasure (2006) and Drama/Theatre/Performance (with Mick Wallis) (2004).
