Performing Brecht by Margaret Eddershaw

Performing Brecht by Margaret Eddershaw

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Summary

An unprecedented history of the production of Brecht's plays in Britain over the last forty years. Eddershaw surveys all aspects of Brecht in performance, from his methodologies to his place in postmodernist theatre and beyond.

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Performing Brecht by Margaret Eddershaw

Performing Brecht is an unprecedented history of the productions of Brecht's plays in Britain over forty years. Margaret Eddershaw surveys all aspects of Brecht in performance, from his methodologies to his place in postmodernist theatre and beyond. She focuses on key productions by directors including George Devine, Sam Wanamaker, William Gaskill, Howard Davies, John Dexter and Richard Eyre. Eddershaw also provides three in-depth case studies of productions in the 1990s, incorporating her own exclusive access to the rehearsals and in-depth interviews with directors and performers. The case studies are: * The Good Person of Sechuan, directed by Deborah Warner and starring Fiona Shaw; * Mother Courage, directed by Philip Prowse and starring Glenda Jackson; * The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui, directed by Di Trevis and starring Antony Sher
Margaret Eddershaw was a founder member of the Department of Theatre Studies at Lancaster University, and during her twenty-five years there she combined an academic career with professional performing, directing and playwriting. She now lives in Greece, where she continues to write on and for the theatre.
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ISBN 13 9780415080118
ISBN 10 0415080118
Title Performing Brecht
Author Margaret Eddershaw
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1996-08-01
Number of pages 198
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