Fifty Key Theatre Directors / Edition 1

by Shomit Mitter, Maria Shevtsova

Overview

Fifty Key Theatre Directors covers the work of practitioners who have shaped and pushed back the boundaries of theatre and performance. The authors provide clear and insightful overviews of the approaches and impact of fifty of the most influential directors of the twentieth and twenty-first century from around the world. They include:

• Anne Bogart
• Peter Brook
• Lev Dodin
• Declan Donnellan
• Jerzy Grotowski
• Elizabeth LeCompte
• Joan Littlewood
• Ariane Mnouchkine.

Each entry discusses a director's key productions, ideas and rehearsal methods, effectively combining theory and practice. The result is an ideal guide to the world of theatre for practitioners, theatregoers and students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415187329
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/01/2002
Series:	Routledge Key Guides Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Shomit Mitter is a freelance writer.
Maria Shevtsova is Professor of Drama and Theatre Arts at the Department of Drama, Goldsmiths College