1994
The Growth of Religious Diversity: Britain from 1945 (Volume 1: Traditions)
Introduction: persistence, pluralism and perplexity Gerald Parsons Contrasts and continuities: the traditional Christian churches in Britain since 1945 Gerald Parsons Integrated but insecure: a portrait of Anglo-Jewry at the close of the twentieth century David Englander Fragmented universality: Islam and Muslims John Wolffe Hindu dharma in dispersion Terence Thomas Old allies, new neighbours: Sikhs in …
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Antonin Artaud and the Modern Theatre
Antonin Artaud: The Suffering Shaman of the Modern Theatre Gene A. Plunka Comic Cruelty: Artaud and Jarry Leonard R. Koos Cruelty and Cure Jane Goodall From Jacques Copeau to Antonin Artaud: The Question of the Dramatic Text Dominique Duvert In Search of Ritual Theatre: Artaud in Mexico Luis O. Arata Antonin Artaud: Mythical Impact in Balinese Theatre Bettina L. Knapp “All …
Shakespeare in Performance: King John
Introduction King John in the 19th century Mid-20th century productions Royal Shakespeare Company productions of the 1970s The BBC TV production, 1984 Deborah Warner’s production: Stratford-upon-Avon, 1988 and London, 1989
The Need for Words: Voice and the text
Foreword Antony Sher Introduction Part One: The Need for Words Connecting with Words [rtoc] The Speaking Act Distrust of Words Resistance to Words In the Beginning Was the Word The Power of Words The Importance of Oracy The Deeper Need for Words Lost Voices Not Empty Rhetoric Native Eloquence Words Are Physical A Three-Dimensional Process …
The Great Stage Directors: 100 Distinguised Careers of the Theater
Introduction Simon Callow George Abbott JoAnne Akalaitis André Antoine William Ball Eugenio Barba Jean-Louis Barrault Gaston Baty David Belasco Michael Bennett Ingmar Bergman Roger Blin Otto Brahm Bertolt Brecht Lee Breuer Peter Brook Arvin Brown Joseph Chaikin Gower Champion Ping Chong Liviu Ciulei Martha Clarke Harold Clurman Jacques Copeau Noel Coward Gordon Craig Augustin …
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The Life and Lies of Bertolt Brecht
Preface[rtoc] “Once Upon a Time in Bavaria” (1898-1914) “Sweet and Proper Death” (1914-1917) “The World Has Laws Only to Be Trampled On” (1917-1918) “In the Most Significant Moments of the Revolution This Renowned ‘Organizational Talent’ Is The First to Fail” (1918-1919) “Cold as a Dog, a Great Being with No Human Feeling” (1919-1920) “Why Can’t …
Othello: A contextual history
Jacobean Contexts 1 – Global discourse: Venetians and Turks 2 – Military discourse: knights and mercenaries 3 – Racial discourse: black and white 4 – Marital discourse: husbands and wives Representations 5 – Othello in Restoration England 6 – Amateur versus professional: the Delaval Othello 7 – William Charles Macready and the domestic Othello 8 – Salvini, Irving, and …
John Arden: Plays 2
introduction by the author introductory notes on each play, including full introductory text and diagrams as including in original Methuen text of Armstrong’s Last Goodnight
Players of Shakespeare 3
Introduction Robert Smallwood