The death of the actor
Subtitle: Shakespeare on page and stage
By: Martin Buzacott.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1991
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history.; Acting.
Description: In The Death of the Actor Martin Buzacott launches an all-out attack on contemporary theatrical practice and performance theory which identifies the actor, rather than the director, as the key creative force in the performance of Shakespeare. Because actors are absent from the site of Shakespearean meaning, he argues, the illusion of their centrality is sustained only by a rhetoric of heroism, violence and imperialism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.