Not Hamlet by Janet Suzman
Legendary Shakespearean actress Dame Janet Suzman launches an attack on the anti-Shakespeareans, and launches a passionate defence of women on stage, while simultaneously arguing for more roles for women of the calibre of Hamlet.
"Cerebral but also highly readable and entertaining' The Stage 'The essay on Cleopatra is the best I have ever read' Michael Dobson, CEO Shakespeare Institute 'An absolute gem.. Clever, witty, original, backed up research and analysis, a stunning voyage around some of the greatest stage characters from Saint Joan to Cleopatra.' Kate Mosse (author of Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel) 'The book is a wonder. I raced through each provocative and insightful chapter, nodding agreement throughout. It should be in all the best-seller lists, and...in many a Christmas stocking' Sir Ian McKellen 'I really enjoyed Not Hamlet - feisty, sensible, continually engaging and very well written. I have always suspected that intelligent actors know at least as much as scholars do about Shakespeare, and this proves it. And it is dead right about the absurdities regarding which overeducated aristocrat wrote Shakespeare' Robert Brustein (Theatre Critic, The New Republic) 'A thoughtful and considered kick up the arse to conspiracy theorists and to patriarchy.' Michael Boyd, Former Artistic Director, RSC"
Janet Suzman moved to London in 1959. As an actress she started her career in the UK with the RSC and also filmed for TV. She won The Evening Standard Best Actress Award, and had Academy Award and Golden Globe Nominations for Nicholas and Alexandra. She made her debut as a director with Othello which won an AA Vita Best Production Award. Janet is a Patron of The Market Theatre in her native Johannesburg. She has also written and directed her own versions, radically changed to contemporary South African settings, of Brecht’s Good Person of Setzuan. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849432016 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849432015 |
| Title | Not Hamlet |
| Author | Janet Suzman |
| Series | Oberon Masters Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2012-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 194 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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