Christie Carson

Shakespeare in the Theatre: The Stratford Festival

Herausgeber: Holland, Peter; Purcell, Stephen; Karim-Cooper, Farah

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A full history of one of the largest and oldest dedicated centres for the performance of Shakespeare in North America, this volume divides the Festival's history into three periods, beginning with the foundation of the company, moving through its years of expansion and ending with an exploration of staging Shakespeare in the 21st century. Through case studies of productions covering each Artistic Director, it highlights issues of national identity but also the unique relationship between actor and audience. It not only explores the work of international stars, but also that of longstanding company members, emphasizing the Festival's collective spirit"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781350380844
• ISBN-10: 1350380849
• Artikelnr.: 73243025

Autorenporträt

Christie Carson is Reader Emerita in Shakespeare and Performance at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. She has created two large digital projects and her publications include Shakespeare's Globe: A Theatrical Experiment (2008), co-edited with Farah Karim-Cooper, and Robert Lepage's Intercultural Encounters.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Series Preface
Preface
Foreword - The 'Miracle' of 1953, Neil Carson, Founding Member of the
Acting Company
Introduction
Foundations
1. The Stratford Myth Retold
2. Openings, Beginning, Origins - Tyrone Guthrie (1953-5)
3. Establishing a New Theatre Building and an Institutional Structure -
Michael Langham (1956-67)
Achieving Maturity and Stability
4. Canadian Expansion and British Reinvention - Jean Gascon and Robin
Phillips (1968-80)
5. A Challenging Time of Change - John Hirsch and John Neville (1981-89)
6. From Festival to Corporation - David William and Richard Monette
(1990-2002)
Moving Towards a New Model
7. The Stratford Festival in the 21st Century - Monette, McAnuff and
Cimolino (2002-22)
8. The Search for a Canadian Hamlet at the Festival
9. Creating a Legacy with The Tempest at the Festival
Conclusion - 2022-3 as a Moment of Reorientation for the Company
References
Index