The Routledge companion to actors' Shakespeare
By: edited by John Russell Brown ; associate editor, Kevin Ewert
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780415483025; 9780415483018; 9780203816196
Subjects: Acting; Dramatic production
Description: The Routledge Companion to Actors' Shakespeare is a window onto how today's actors contribute to the continuing life and relevance of Shakespeare's plays. The process of acting is notoriously hard to document, but this volume reaches behind famous performances to examine the actors' craft, their development and how they engage with playtexts. Each chapter relies upon privilieged access to its subject to offer an unparalleled insight into contemporary practice. This volume explores the techniques, interpretive approaches and performance styles of the following actors: Simon Russell Beale, Sinead Cusack, Judi Dench, Kate Duchene, Colm Feore, Mariah Gale, John Harrell, Greg Hicks, Rory Kinnear, Kevin Kline, Adrian Lester, Marcelo Magni, Ian McKellen, Patrice Naiambana, Vanessa Redgrave, Piotr Semak, Anthony Sher, Jonathan Slinger, Kate Valk, Harriet Walter.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Carol Rutter; title: Sinead Cusak; title: Andrew Hartley; title: Judi Dench; title: Stanley Wells; title: Kate Duchene; title: James Loehlin; title: Colm Feore; title: Kevin Ewert; title: Mariah Gale; title: Claire Smout; title: John Harrell; title: Jeremy Lopez; title: Greg Hicks; title: Ben Naylor; title: Rory Kinnear; title: Paul Prescott; title: Kevin Kline; title: Donald Mcmanus; title: Adrian Lester; title: Jonathan Holmes; title: Ian Mckellen; title: Peter Holland; title: Marcello Magni; title: Stephen Purcell; title: Patrice Naiambana; title: Darren Tunstall; title: Vanessa Redgrave; title: John Deeney; title: Antony Sher; title: Martin White; title: Petr Semak; title: Maria Shevtsova; title: Jonathan Slinger; title: Phillip Breen; title: Kate Valk; title: David Pelligrini; title: Harriet Walter; title: Paul Edmondson.