Staging Conventions in Medieval English Theatre

ISBN-13: 9781108464758 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 284 str.

Philip Butterworth

Opis

Examines staging conventions in the medieval English theatre and ways in which they conditioned the reactions of the audience.

Recenzje

'Butterworth's book will be of use to those seeking a scholarly discussion of problems and strategies in the performance of medieval drama, both as it was once written and played, and for contemporary revivals. His knowledge is extensive and his practical experience of the staging of many of these works clearly and helpfully informs his comments on their characteristic ways of working in space, time, and action.' Tom Bishop, Speculum

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Outdoors and indoors; 2. Casting and doubling; 3. Rehearsing, memorising and cueing; 4. Coming and going; 5. Playing, feigning and counterfeiting; 6. Dressing and disguising; 7. Expounding and monitoring; 8. Effecting effects; 9. Timing and waiting; 10. Hearing, seeing and responding.