The Politics of Performing Shakespeare for Young People

ISBN-13: 9781474234849 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 304 str.

Jan Wozniak

Opis

This book examines performance projects of Shakespeare's plays for young people in terms of their value for their young audiences. Using interviews with theatre workers and workshops with young people, the book argues that it is by trusting young people's experience of performances, rather than promoting a range of pre-determined textual understandings of the plays, that they might gain most benefit. It argues that by privileging the meanings young people make of Shakespeare, new and exciting interpretations of his work might be found.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: “You can forget it mate”! Young Audiences, Democracy and Shakespeare Chapter 2: Catching up to Shakespeare? The Maturing Audience in Shakespeare for Young People Chapter 3: An Unworthy Scaffold? “Poor” Theatre and Shakespeare for Young People Chapter 4: “No feeling of his business”? Negotiating Shakespeare as literature and theatre for young people Conclusion: Shakespeare is not a school Bibliography Notes Index