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    Shakespeare in the Theatre: Peter Hall

Shakespeare in the Theatre: Peter Hall

Stuart Hampton-Reeves
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      Peter Hall is one of the most significant and influential directors of Shakespeare’s work of modern times. Through both his own work and the management of two national theatre companies, the National Theatre and the RSC, Hall has promoted Shakespeare as a writer who can comment incisively on the modern world. His best productions exemplified this approach: Coriolanus (1959), The Wars of the Roses (1963) and Hamlet (1965) established his reputation as a director able to bring Shakespeare to the heart of contemporary politics. However, Hall’s career has been very varied, and sometimes his critical failures are as interesting as his successes. The book explores Hall’s work as a deliberate articulation of Shakespeare and national culture in the post-war years. The main focus is on his Shakespeare work, but critical attention is also given to non-Shakespearean productions, notably his 1955 Waiting for Godot (and his relationship with Samuel Beckett in general) and his 2000 Tantalus (and his work with John Barton), placing Hall’s work in its cultural and creative context. Setting Hall's work against the post-war development of national culture, the book explores how his work with other writers and artists (including Beckett, Pinter and Barton) informed his approach to directing as well as his rehearsal methods and his approach to Shakespeare’s text.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Stuart Hampton-Reeves EAN: 9781472587084 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 222 g HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-05-20 CITY: GENRE: DRAMA / Shakespeare WIDTH: 129 cm SPINE:

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      Classic and pre-20th century plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights

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      Stuart Hampton Reeves is Professor of Research-informed Teaching at the University of Central Lancashire, UK
      Peter Hall is one of the most significant and influential directors of Shakespeare’s work of modern times. Through both his own work and the management of two national theatre companies, the National Theatre and the RSC, Hall has promoted Shakespeare as a writer who can comment incisively on the modern world. His best productions exemplified this approach: Coriolanus (1959), The Wars of the Roses (1963) and Hamlet (1965) established his reputation as a director able to bring Shakespeare to the heart of contemporary politics. However, Hall’s career has been very varied, and sometimes his critical failures are as interesting as his successes. The book explores Hall’s work as a deliberate articulation of Shakespeare and national culture in the post-war years. The main focus is on his Shakespeare work, but critical attention is also given to non-Shakespearean productions, notably his 1955 Waiting for Godot (and his relationship with Samuel Beckett in general) and his 2000 Tantalus (and his work with John Barton), placing Hall’s work in its cultural and creative context. Setting Hall's work against the post-war development of national culture, the book explores how his work with other writers and artists (including Beckett, Pinter and Barton) informed his approach to directing as well as his rehearsal methods and his approach to Shakespeare’s text.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Stuart Hampton-Reeves EAN: 9781472587084 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 222 g HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-05-20 CITY: GENRE: DRAMA / Shakespeare WIDTH: 129 cm SPINE:

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      Classic and pre-20th century plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights

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      Stuart Hampton Reeves is Professor of Research-informed Teaching at the University of Central Lancashire, UK

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