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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... O'Connor who has been a constructive source of ideas and advice . A large number of theatre practitioners from whose performances and productions I have learned a great deal were unconscious collaborators XI Acknowledgements.
... large piece of paper : Just by looking at the shape of the whole play on paper – at the dense prose sections , the less - packed verse , the long and short scenes - begins to give a hint of the rhythm , the pace of the play and ...
... large number of writers who were or had themselves been actors or who ( like Philip Massinger and Richard Brome ) appear regularly to have incorporated firsthand experience of rehearsal and performance directly into their work , the few ...
... large , was charged with the responsibility of ' guiding ' the production . Although these representations of play production within plays are frequently of amateur or private perfor- mances , they are written by professionals and it ...
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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 |