Renaissance Drama in ActionRenaissance Drama in Action is a fascinating exploration of Renaissance theatre practice and staging. Covering questions of contemporary playhouse design, verse and language, staging and rehearsal practices, and acting styles, Martin White relates the characteristics of Renaissance theatre to the issues involved in staging the plays today. |
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... during the course of writing this book acknowledged the challenges posed by the language . The director Sam Mendes , for example , describes the first read - through for his production of The Alchemist as ' like trying to read a text in ...
... during the period , the transition from an oral culture to one domi- nated by the written word was still far from complete : despite the fact that London had a substantially higher literacy rate than the rest of the country , only about ...
... up what is important in the exchange and allowing the audience to get a good look at the new character . That done , Alsemero and Beatrice embark on a conversation , in verse , for 23 lines , during 18 APPROACHING THE PLAY.
Martin White. conversation , in verse , for 23 lines , during which Beatrice expresses ideas on the relationship between sight , passion and reason that are central to her own char- acter and the play as a whole , and in which she ...
... During the summer of 1593 , Edward Alleyn , the first actor to play Marlowe's Tamburlaine , Dr Faustus and Barabas , was on tour in the provinces while , for the second successive year , London suffered a major outbreak of plague.2 In ...
Contents
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Speeches well pronounced with action lively | 58 |
outdoor playing spaces | 109 |
indoor playing spaces | 144 |
some comic irresolutions | 177 |
Renaissance drama | 197 |
New plays for old Richard Brome and Stephen | 217 |
Postscript | 233 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Index | 259 |
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Renaissance Drama in Action: An Introduction to Aspects of Theatre Practice ... Martin White No preview available - 1998 |