Shakespeare in the Theatre: Mark Rylance at the Globe
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472581717 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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His research focuses on the performance of the work of Shakespeare and his contemporaries on the modern stage and screen, and his publications include the books Popular Shakespeare and Shakespeare and Audience in Practice. Stephen Purcell is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Warwick. He also directs for the open-air theatre com
About the AuthorStephen Purcell is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Warwick. He also directs for the open-air theatre company The Pantaloons.. His research focuses on the performance of the work of Shakespeare and his contemporaries on the modern stage and screen, and his publications include the books Popular Shakespeare and Shakespeare and Audience in Practice
He also directs for the open-air theatre company The Pantaloons.Series Editors: Bridget Escolme, Queen Mary University of London, UK, Peter Holland, University of Notre Dame, USA and Farah Karim-Cooper, Shakespeare's Globe, London ,UK.. Drawing upon an extensive range of material from the theatre's archive, interviews with Globe practitioners, and Rylance's own personal archive, this book argues that the Rylance era was a ground-breaking and important period of recent theatre history. The series introduces readers to the work of significant theatre directors and companies whose Shakespeare productions have been transformative in our understanding of his plays in performance. This book explores the theatre's first decade of productions under the pioneering leadership of Sir Mark Rylance. His research focuses on the performance of the work of Shakespeare and his contemporaries on the modern stage and screen, and his publications include the books Popular Shakespeare and Shakespeare and Audience in Practice. Each volume examines a single figure or company, considering their key productions, rehearsal approaches and their work with other artists.Since its opening in the late 1990s, the reconstructed Shakespeare's Globe Theatre has made an indelible impression on the contemporary British theatre scene. Shakespeare in the Theatre: Mark Rylance at the GlobeEach volume in the Shakespeare in the Theatre series focu