Shakespeare in the Theatre: The National Theatre, 1963–1975
Olivier and Hall
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Shakespeare, Fiction & Literature, Performing Arts
| Author: | Robert Shaughnessy | ISBN: | 9781474241052 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | May 17, 2018 |
| Imprint: | The Arden Shakespeare | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Shaughnessy |
| ISBN: | 9781474241052 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | May 17, 2018 |
| Imprint: | The Arden Shakespeare |
| Language: | English |
The National Theatre's years at the Old Vic were the most Shakespearean period in its history, one which included Laurence Olivier's Othello and Shylock, a radical all-male As You Like It, the Berliner Ensemble's Coriolanus and Tom Stoppard's classic offshoot, Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead. Drawing extensively upon the company archives, this book tells the interlinked stories of the National's relationship with Shakespeare through a series of production case studies. Between them these illuminate Olivier's significance as actor and director, the National's pioneering accommodation of European theatre practitioners, and its ways of engaging Shakespeare with the contemporary.
The National Theatre's years at the Old Vic were the most Shakespearean period in its history, one which included Laurence Olivier's Othello and Shylock, a radical all-male As You Like It, the Berliner Ensemble's Coriolanus and Tom Stoppard's classic offshoot, Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead. Drawing extensively upon the company archives, this book tells the interlinked stories of the National's relationship with Shakespeare through a series of production case studies. Between them these illuminate Olivier's significance as actor and director, the National's pioneering accommodation of European theatre practitioners, and its ways of engaging Shakespeare with the contemporary.
