Open-Air Shakespeare [electronic resource] : Under Australian Skies /
Gaby, R.author.
Many people today first encounter staged Shakespeare in an open-air setting. This book traces the history of open-air Shakespeares in Australia to investigate why the anomaly of adapting 400-year old plays under Australian skies exerts such a strong appeal.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Images; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Open-Air Shakespeare, Space,Place, and Performance; 1 Early Experiments: Pastoraland Elizabethan Staging; 2 Pageants and Festivals:Shakespeare in the Street; 3 Glenn Elston and the Riseof Picnic Shakespeares; 4 From Local Park to NationalPark: After the 1980s; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Many people today first encounter staged Shakespeare in an open-air setting. This book traces the history of open-air Shakespeares in Australia to investigate why the anomaly of adapting 400-year old plays under Australian skies exerts such a strong appeal.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Oriental literature.
British literature.
Poetry.
Performing arts.
Literature, Modern.
Asian Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Poetry and Poetics.
Performing Arts.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.