Evoking and Forgetting Shakespeare (Dramatic Contexts)

Brook, Peter

ISBN 10: 1559362219 / ISBN 13: 9781559362214

Published by Theatre Communications Group, 2003

Seller Inventory # 68Y58_97_1559362219

Synopsis:

The revised edition includes Brook's additional essay on "Forgetting Shakespeare." The first edition was based on a talk given in Berlin which is an illuminating and provocative take on our greatest playwright by one of his most influential modern intepreters.

Peter Brook is one of the world's best-known theatre directors. Outstanding in a career full of remarkable achievements are his productions of Titus Andronicus (1955), King Lear (1962), Marat/Sade (1964), and Midsummer Night's Dream (1970). Since moving to Paris, he has produced a series of events which push at the boundaries of theatre.

About the Author:

Peter Brook is one of the giants of twentieth-century theatre, a unique creative genius who, through his groundbreaking productions of "King Lear", "Marat/Sade", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and especially "The Mahabharata", has virtually reinvented the way actors and directors think about theatre.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Evoking and Forgetting Shakespeare (Dramatic...
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: new