Shakespeare : actors and audiences

Author(s)

• Banks, Fiona

Bibliographic Information

Shakespeare : actors and audiences

edited by Fiona Banks

（The Arden Shakespeare, . Drama & performance studies）

Arden Shakespeare, 2019

Other Title

Shakespeare : actors & audiences

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Shakespeare: Actors and Audiences brings together the voices of those who make productions of Shakespeare come to life. It shines a spotlight on the relationship between actors and audiences and explores the interplay that makes each performance unique. We know much about theatre in Shakespeare's time but very little about the audiences who attended his plays. Even today the audience's voice remains largely ignored. This volume places the role of the audience at the centre of how we understand Shakespeare in performance. Part One offers an overview of the best current audience research and provides a critical framework for the interviews and testimony of leading actors, theatre makers and audience members that follow in Part Two, including Juliet Stevenson and Emma Rice. Shakespeare: Actors and Audiences offers a fascinating insight into the world of theatre production and of the relationship between actor and audience that lies at the heart of theatre-making.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part One: The Theory of Audience 1. 'Who are we talking about when we talk about the audience?', by Stephen Purcell 2. 'Theatrical convention and audience response in early modern drama', by Jeremy Lopez 3. 'Early modern audience response', by Charles Whitney 4. 'The stage and the audience', by Susan Bennett 5. 'The contemporary performer and audience relationship', by Robert Shaughnessy 6. 'Audience emotion', by Penelope Woods 7. 'The young audience', by Mathew Reason Part Two: The role of the audience 8. Hamlet 9. The Tempest 10. A Midsummer Night's Dream 11. Richard III 12. Macbeth Conclusion Bibliography Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BB2970730X
• ISBN:
  • 9781474257930
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 278 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 822.33
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production
  • LCSH : Theater audiences
  • LCSH : Shakespearean actors and actresses
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00260617