Stephen Poliakoff on Stage and Screen

ISBN-13: 9781408131084 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 272 str.

Robin Nelson

Opis

During a career that has spanned four decades Stephen Poliakoff has established himself as a unique talent, a fine stage dramatist and auteur. His work as writer and director has seen him hailed by the Daily Telegraph as 'our most poetic and best TV dramatist' while in the US his television dramas have received critical acclaim, The Lost Prince winning three Emmy Awards and Gideon's Daughter two Golden Globes. This comprehensive study of Poliakoff's work for stage and screen is the first of its kind and will prove an invaluable companion to students of film, media and theatre studies. Professor Robin Nelson locates Poliakoff's vision and independence as a writer director in his meteoric rise to success in the theatre - which saw him become writer in residence at the National Theatre at the age of 24, in his family background and in the intersection between personal and public histories.Poliakoff's work for stage and screen is examined in broadly chronological and thematic clusters beginning with his documenting of urban youth culture in early stage plays and in his later TV drama The Tribe. It moves on to consider his women character plays, his issue plays, history plays, feature films and lastly his television dramas which have brought his work to a much larger audience and secured his reputation as our most distinctive television dramatist.

Recenzje

Robin Nelson respects his subject and his readers. The outcome is a wonderfully accessible book that makes a convincing case that Poliakoff's 40-year career demands our attention in this media- saturated age. Peter Thomson Studies in Theatre and Performance June 2012. Vol 32 Issue 2

Spis treści

Introduction1 Poliakoff: A Life on Stage and Screen2 A Second Starburst: TV Mini-Series 1999 2007 - Shooting the Past- Perfect Strangers- The Lost Prince- Friends and Crocodiles- Gideon's Daughter 3 Developing a Dramaturgy: Finding a Framework for Critical Review4 Meteoric Rise (1970s): Urban Youth on Stage and Screen- Hitting Town- City Sugar - Shout Across the River- Bloody Kids - The Tribe 5 Issue Dramas- Strawberry Fields - Stronger than the Sun - Close My Eyes - Century- Blinded by the Sun6 Quirky Strong Women - Coming Into Land - She's Been Away - Caught on a Train - Capturing Mary7 Histories/Memories- Clever Soldiers - Breaking the Silence - Talk of the City - Remember This- Joe's Palace8 Medium Boundaries: Feature Films and Films for Television- Soft Targets - Runners- Hidden City - Food of Love- Glorious 399 The 'Poliakovian' Reviewed

O autorze

Robin Nelson is Visiting Professor at the University of London (CSSD) and Emeritus Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University where he was Professor of Theatre and Television Drama until 2010. His publications include Stephen Poliakoff: On Stage and Screen and State of Play: Contemporary "High-end" TV Drama.