1st Edition
The Canon in Contemporary Theatre Plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Brecht in Contemporary Directors’ Theatre
By Lars Harald Maagerø
Copyright 2024
174 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores the relationship between contemporary theatre, particularly contemporary theatre directors, and the dramatic canon of plays.
Through focusing on productions of plays by three canonical playwrights (Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Brecht) by eight contemporary European directors (Michael Buffong, Joe Hill-Gibbins, and Emma Rice from the UK, Christopher Rüping from Germany, Thorleifur... Read more
1. Theatre and the canon 2. Why do directors engage with the canon? 3. Working with canonical texts 4. Dealing with canonicity 5. Negotiating Brecht in Christopher Rüping’s Trommeln in der Nacht 6. Self-reflection as critical potential
Biography
Lars Harald Maagerø is Lecturer in Performance Making and Analysis at Canterbury Christ Church University.
