"In the early 1970s, London's National Theatre, led by Sir Laurence Olivier, launched an infamous avant garde production of The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria. Concerned that his classical approach would clash with the "enfant terrible" director, Victor Garcia, Olivier enlisted stage manager Jackie Harvey to keep a diary of the often ludicrous, occasionally creative, challenging rehearsals"--
"In the early 1970s, London's National Theatre, led by Sir Laurence Olivier, launched an infamous avant garde production of The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria. Concerned that his classical approach would clash with the "enfant terrible" director, Victor Garcia, Olivier enlisted stage manager Jackie Harvey to keep a diary of the often ludicrous, occasionally creative, challenging rehearsals"--
Jackie Harvey trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and was a stage manager in provincial repertory and BBC television before joining the National Theatre Company in 1969, in the historic Old Vic Theatre.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Original Program for the 1971 Production at London's Old Vic Theatre Preface by Jackie Harvey Introduction by Tim Kelleher Stage Manager's Diary First Meetings Week One: "From the moment I chose you I closed my eyes" Week Two: "Lost in a labyrinth" Week Three: "Psychology in the theatre" Week Four: "My problem, not theirs" Week Five: "A definite, clear, positive vision" Week Six: "Intellectual masturbation" Week Seven: "It is better without underpants" Week Eight: "Live baby crocodiles" Week Nine: "We had completely forgotten about him" Press Clippings Recollections Anthony Hopkins (the Emperor) Jim Dale (the Architect) Jackie Harvey (Stage Manager) Jean-Norman Benedetti (Translator) Douglas Cornelissen (General Stage Manager) Marc Wilkinson (Music and Sound) Amanda Ducket (Assistant Stage Manager) Antony Horder (Sound Technician) Report on Rehearsals by the Centre National la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (1975) A Scenography of Light, by Brian Arnott (The Drama Review, 1973) Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Original Program for the 1971 Production at London's Old Vic Theatre Preface by Jackie Harvey Introduction by Tim Kelleher Stage Manager's Diary First Meetings Week One: "From the moment I chose you I closed my eyes" Week Two: "Lost in a labyrinth" Week Three: "Psychology in the theatre" Week Four: "My problem, not theirs" Week Five: "A definite, clear, positive vision" Week Six: "Intellectual masturbation" Week Seven: "It is better without underpants" Week Eight: "Live baby crocodiles" Week Nine: "We had completely forgotten about him" Press Clippings Recollections Anthony Hopkins (the Emperor) Jim Dale (the Architect) Jackie Harvey (Stage Manager) Jean-Norman Benedetti (Translator) Douglas Cornelissen (General Stage Manager) Marc Wilkinson (Music and Sound) Amanda Ducket (Assistant Stage Manager) Antony Horder (Sound Technician) Report on Rehearsals by the Centre National la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (1975) A Scenography of Light, by Brian Arnott (The Drama Review, 1973) Index
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