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Beschreibung

This practical guide uncovers the roots of Brecht's lifelong obsession with Shakespeare and makes the case for reading the two together today. By connecting these two great playwrights, Stephen Unwin imagines new possibilities for Brechtian productions of Shakespeare and outlines practical suggestions for how to stage such productions.

Drawing on directing and performance experience in over 60 productions, Unwin's knowledge of Brecht provides students, teachers, and practitioners with practical exercises for use in the classroom and rehearsal room. The book charts a chronology of Brecht's engagement with Shakespeare before delving into his core theories and practices which detail a Brechtian approach to reading, performing and staging Shakespeare that is still pertinent today. Unwin also provides an in-depth look at five of Shakespeare's plays through Brecht's own words and imagines a Brechtian staging for them. In simple, non-theoretical language Shakespeare and Brecht reveals how Brecht can help us understand Shakespeare, but also how an understanding of Shakespeare can help explain Brecht for a new chapter of Brechtian Shakespeare in the 21st century.

This practical guide uncovers the roots of Brecht's lifelong obsession with Shakespeare and makes the case for reading the two together today. By connecting these two great playwrights, Stephen Unwin imagines new possibilities for Brechtian productions of Shakespeare and outlines practical suggestions for how to stage such productions.

Drawing on directing and performance experience in over 60 productions, Unwin's knowledge of Brecht provides students, teachers, and practitioners with practical exercises for use in the classroom and rehearsal room. The book charts a chronology of Brecht's engagement with Shakespeare before delving into his core theories and practices which detail a Brechtian approach to reading, performing and staging Shakespeare that is still pertinent today. Unwin also provides an in-depth look at five of Shakespeare's plays through Brecht's own words and imagines a Brechtian staging for them. In simple, non-theoretical language Shakespeare and Brecht reveals how Brecht can help us understand Shakespeare, but also how an understanding of Shakespeare can help explain Brecht for a new chapter of Brechtian Shakespeare in the 21st century.

Über den Autor
Stephen Unwin founded English Touring Theatre in 1993 and opened the Rose Theatre, Kingston in 2008. He has directed over 60 professional productions, including ten plays by Shakespeare and three by Brecht. His books include A Guide to the Plays of Bertolt Brecht, The Complete Brecht Toolkit, The Pocket Guide to Shakespeare's Plays and Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The View From the Stalls

1. A Lifelong Affair: Brecht's Engagement with Shakespeare

2. The Theory

3. Practice

4. Five Plays

5. Some suggestions

6. Further Reading

7. References

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Arden Performance Companions
ISBN-13: 9781350419612
ISBN-10: 1350419613
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Unwin, Stephen
Redaktion: Dobson, Michael
Rokison-Woodall, Abigail
Beale, Simon Russell
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Academic
The Arden Shakespeare
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 211 x 139 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Stephen Unwin
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.10.2025
Gewicht: 0,286 kg
Artikel-ID: 134121987