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Shakespeare in the Theatre: Cheek by Jowl: Shakespeare in the Theatre

Autor Dr Peter Kirwan
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 feb 2019
Cheek by Jowl, founded by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod in 1981, is one of the world's most critically acclaimed classical theatre companies. Across seventeen productions of Shakespeare (as well as several by his contemporaries and other European dramatists), Cheek by Jowl's experiments with text, space, light and bodies have produced bold reinventions of canonical and lesser-explored plays. Despite the pre-eminence of the company, its multiple awards and central place in the European repertory, this is the first substantive study of the company's body of work.This book situates Cheek by Jowl's work within the key institutions and traditions that have shaped the company's development from low-budget beginnings at the Edinburgh Festival to international celebration, while also focusing specifically on the company's use of Shakespeare to drive forward its practice. Drawing on the company's work in English, Russian and French, the book uses key productions as case studies to interrogate the company's unique style and build an argument for the distinctive insights offered by Cheek by Jowl's approach.The book draws on new interviews with creative and administrative company members from the full span of Cheek by Jowl's history as well as a full appraisal of the Cheek by Jowl archives, offering the first scholarly overview of the company's work.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781474223294
ISBN-10: 147422329X
Pagini: 232
Ilustrații: 6 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția The Arden Shakespeare
Seria Shakespeare in the Theatre

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The first substantial study of this ground-breaking theatre company and its innovative approach to performing Shakespeare

Notă biografică

Peter Kirwan is Associate Professor in Early Modern Drama at the University of Nottingham, UK. His recent books include Shakespeare and the Idea of Apocrypha (2015) and Canonising Shakespeare: Stationers and the Book Trade, 1640-1740 (with Emma Depledge, 2017).

Cuprins

List of illustrations Series Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Shakespeare of Roscommon: Tracing a Cheek by Jowl ProductionThe Winter's Tale (2016-17) and Lady Betty (1989) 2. Touching the Void: Bodies and SpaceMacbeth (2009-11) and The Duchess of Malfi (1995-6) 3. 'If I were a woman': The All-Male EnsembleTwelfth Night (2003-) and As You Like It (1991-5) 4. Cutting and Cross-Cutting: Filmic Space and the TextCymbeline (2007) and The Tempest (2011-) 5. Conceptual Rooms: Designing Not-Shakespeare'Tis Pity She's a Whore (2011-14) and Ubu Roi (2013-15) 6. Empathy and LonelinessMuch Ado about Nothing (1998) and Measure for Measure (2013-)Conclusion: Evolutions Appendix Notes References Index

Recenzii

Kirwan draws on extensive interviews, notations from rehearsals, and multiple viewings of productions both live and on video to describe the company's aesthetic in impressive detail. The book succeeds in confirming Cheek by Jowl's place among the most celebrated classical ensembles working today.
Kirwan draws on a rich range of sources in his exploration of the company's work, augmenting his performance analyses with archival research, interviews, and, in the case of The Winter's Tale, even rehearsal observation. This latter approach is particularly fruitful in providing privileged insights into Cheek by Jowl's process and makes a valuable contribution to the burgeoning field of rehearsal studies.
A detailed and immensely readable account of one of the most innovative and well-respected contemporary theatre companies. Peter Kirwan's acknowledged love of Cheek by Jowl, allied to his assiduous research and the access offered by the company, combine to produce a detailed examination of their working practices in English, Russian, and French, providing a scholarly assessment of the impact of the company's work since its foundation in 1981 . His detailed analysis will be of immense value to all readers.