Name: TNT The New Theatre By Paul Stebbings
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TNT The New Theatre: lessons, techniques and ideas for making new theatre for a changing world from the most widely travelled theatre that ever packed a bag: 2020 by Paul Stebbings

From a first-hand account of working with Jerzy Grotowski to an analysis of the art of writing for the stage; from the hazards of touring in the Emirates to the dramas of touring behind the Iron Curtain in the 1980s; from an analysis of the role of the set and stage music to the story of taking Shakespeare to China... this is an extraordinary, wide-ranging, funny, clever account of 40 years in the life of TNT The New Theatre: the most successful touring theatre company of all time. This long-awaited new book is an extraordinary, wide-ranging, funny, clever account of 40 years in the life of the most successful touring theatre company of all time. The authors dance between magical storytelling... offering a masterclass on the skills and practice of acting, directing and writing for theatre... considering the role of theatre in different countries and continents... and offering a eye-opening history of TNT.

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This extraordinary memoir of a theatre company is actually many stories. It is the story of the impact of a university lecturer, Edward Braun, on two young men in the 1970s. It is the story of their location in theatrical lineages and genealogies that include Vsevolod Meyerhold and Music Hall, Jerzy Grotowski and Jonathan Pryce. It is the story of one of the few small-scale British touring companies of the 1980s to survive into the 21st century through a combination of happenstance and pragmatic utopianism. It is the story of adaptation and assemblage resulting from open-ended journeys, encounters and the crossing of borders between what was once known as East and West. But perhaps more than anything, it is a love story - and the object of love is theatre itself. Roberta Mock, Professor of Performance Studies, University of Plymouth I've known TNT since 2003, and I took them to China for the first time in 2005 for performance. The first play was 'Macbeth' and it was very successful. Since then, Paul has been invited to Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center and other theatres in China to direct plays. We had a very happy cooperation with him. TNT is also very famous in China now, they have a large audience in China and are loved by them. Nick Rongjun YU, Artistic Director, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center A glorious mix of fine, precise detail and broad sweep commentary and reflection on the last four decades. A model of writing which allows for feeling and passion to co-exist alongside and become intertwined with 'cold' consideration and incisive scrutiny of how to position TNT within the cosmology of theatre and performance both within Europe and beyond. ... If categories matter this book is impossible to position: part travel writing, part (auto)biography, part political and cultural history, part philosophy, part theatre and performance studies, part poetry and always story-telling. Simon Murray, Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies at Glasgow University

About Paul Stebbings

Paul Stebbings and Phil Smith founded TNT The New Theatre in 1980.

Preface Introduction The Visual Chapter One: 'Harlequin', '1945!', 'The Mystery' Travel Chapter Two: Germany, the Saving Grace Stage Imagery Chapter Three: 'Cabaret Faust', 'Wizard of Jazz', 'Moby Dick' Some Thoughts on Music Theatre Chapter Four: Poland Letter to Katie The Body Chapter Five: 'Video & Juliet', 'Don Quijote' and 'Le Petit Prince' Theatre Fetishes: technical rehearsals and press nights Chapter Six: Japan Chapter Seven: Company Politics What is Acting? Writing for TNT The Writing Process Chapter Eight: 'The Murder of Sherlock Holmes', 'Frankenstein', and 'Dracula and the Eco-Warrior' Chapter Nine: La Belle France Young Audiences Popular Theatre Chapter Ten: 'Oliver Twist', 'Lord of the Flies' and 'Gulliver's Travels' Actor Training The Elephant in the Room Chapter Eleven: 'A Streetcar Named Desire', 'The Crucible', 'Death of a Salesman' and 'Pygmalion' Chapter Twelve: China Failure Directing Theatre Chapter Thirteen: Latin America Actors and Spies Chapter Fourteen: TNT and Islam Comedy The Gulf Chapter Fifteen: 'Brave New World' and 'A Christmas Carol' Brave New Theatre Chapter Sixteen: Israel Race Chapter Seventeen: Martin Luther King, General Fatima Kassab, and Winnie and Nelson Mandela Prisons, Palaces and Fragments What was it all about? What is it now? Some Conclusions? Epilogue

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GOR013710552

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9781911193838

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191119383X

Title

TNT The New Theatre: lessons, techniques and ideas for making new theatre for a changing world from the most widely travelled theatre that ever packed a bag: 2020 by Paul Stebbings

Author

Paul Stebbings

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Paperback

Publisher

Triarchy Press

Year published

2020-06-10

Number of pages

280

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TNT The New Theatre Paul Stebbings

TNT The New Theatre by Paul Stebbings

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TNT The New Theatre: lessons, techniques and ideas for making new theatre for a changing world from the most widely travelled theatre that ever packed a bag: 2020 by Paul Stebbings

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