Parallels in Beckett and Pinter

ISBN-13: 9783639169829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 56 str.

Catherine Mcfadden

Opis

Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter are two of the giants of 20th century theatre. What Where and One for the Road are both late works; superficially similar with their common theme of interrogation. Their sharp insights into human nature blend together perfectly with their precise, stripped back style. In this book, the reader is taken on an artistic journey, gradually discovering how these plays function, and the similarities and differences between their rehearsal processes. How does an actor approach his task faced with the challenge of these two plays? Theatrical features such as language, characterisation and physicality are discussed in detail. And how does an audience react to these plays - can they be defined as political theatre? It will be of interest to theatre directors, actors, academics, theatre-goers and anyone interested in the process of how theatre is made.

O autorze

Catherine McFadden is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and
University College Cork, where she completed her Master''s degree
in Drama and Theatre Studies. Samuel Beckett''s ''What Where'' and
Harold Pinter''s ''One for the Road'' was the subject of her
Master''s thesis. She now works as a theatre director and drama
facilitator.