Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark by Max Stafford-Clark

Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark by Max Stafford-Clark

Inside accounts of the making of some of the most influential theatre productions of the last four decades. Max Stafford-Clark has been at the cutting edge of theatre in Britain for more than thirty years. Taking Stock draws on diaries, photos and interviews to recreate the evolution of nine of his most famous and influential productions: Fanshen by David Hare Epsom Downs by Howard Brenton Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill Rita, Sue and Bob Too by Andrea Dunbar Serious Money by Caryl Churchill Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker The Steward of Christendom by Sebastian Barry Some Explicit Polaroids by Mark Ravenhill Macbeth by William Shakespeare The result is one of the richest, most intimately informative books on the making of theatre.

'a rare opportunity to get inside the mind of one of British theatre's most original practitioners.. a fascinating view of an incredibly diverse body of work'

* British Theatre Guide *

'a splendid portrait of the vicissitudes of the collective life'

* Times Literary Supplement *

'fascinating... By pioneering the workshop method of rehearsal, where actors and director all contribute ideas before sending the playwright off to pen the text, Stafford-Clark made a major innovation in the evolution of British drama... He also tells a good story'

-- Aleks Sierz * Independent *

'a terrific read... an absolute treasure trove of insights, tips, reminiscences and lessons in the 'process' of how a new play comes into the world'

* Rogues and Vagabonds *

Max Stafford Clark's career as a director began in 1966 at the Traverse, Edinburgh. With William Gaskill he co-founded, in 1974, the Joint Stock Theatre Group, which forged a new creative bond between actors and writers. From 1979-1993 he was artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre. And in 1993 he set up the extremely successful touring company, Out of Joint.

Dr Philip Roberts is Emeritus Professor of Theatre Studies in the University of Leeds and a theatre historian, particularly of the Royal Court.

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ISBN 13	9781854598400
ISBN 10	1854598406
Title	Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark
Author	Max Stafford-Clark
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2007-01-11
Number of pages	288
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