The Quality of Mercy by Peter Brook

The Quality of Mercy by Peter Brook

One of the world's most revered theatre directors reflects on a fascinating variety of Shakespearean topics.

'Exquisite.. enthralling... This short, modest and brilliant book does more than many more grandiose tomes to renew the reader's fascination with the plays, and the theatre-goer's wonder at the extraordinary and diverse sensations locked up inside the First Folio. It should be required reading at all universities and drama clubs'

* Guardian *

'Contains within its scintillating reflections the essence of all that Peter Brook has learned over a lifetime. Whoever imagined that a book about Shakespeare could also be such fun?'

* Wall Street Journal *

'This volume positively seethes and sparkles with ideas... provides not only acute insights into the texts, but intriguing details of performance history, and a few morsels of grand theatrical gossip'

* Scotsman *

'Should be required reading for any aspiring young directors and actors but also all serious theatregoers... the writing is a model of clarity, the ideas challenging but sensible... it should be on every reader's bookshelf'

* British Theatre Guide *

'If you want a gift for an actor, look no further than this educative, engrossing, entertaining book'

* The Stage *

'Each new page you turn is a delight. And all written in such an unpretentious, gentle, often amusing style. A joy'

* ReviewsGate.com *

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) with Laurence Olivier, King Lear (1962) with Paul Scofield, and The Marat/Sade (1964) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1970), both for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Since moving to Paris and establishing the Centre International de Créations Théâtrales at the Bouffes du Nord, he has produced a series of events which push at the boundaries of theatre, such as The Conference of Birds (1976), The Ik (1975), The Mahabharata (1985) and The Tragedy of Hamlet (2000). His films include Lord of the Flies (1963), King Lear (1970) and The Mahabharata (1989). His books, especially The Empty Space (1968), have been hugely influential.

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ISBN 13	9781848422612
ISBN 10	184842261X
Title	The Quality of Mercy
Author	Peter Brook
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2013-04-23
Number of pages	128
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