Shakespeare''s Two Playhouses - Repertory Theatre Space At Globe Blackfriars, 1599 1613

Sarah Dustagheer offers the first in-depth, comparative analysis of the performance conditions of the Globe and the Blackfriars Theatres.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Social space; 2. Urban space; 3. Playing space; 4. Haunted space; Conclusion.

About the author

Sarah Dustagheer is Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at the School of English, University of Kent, Canterbury. She has delivered public talks at the National Theatre, the Royal Opera House and The Marlowe Theatre. She is also a member of Shakespeare's Globe Architecture Research Group, tasked with advising on the maintenance of the Globe and the construction of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Summary

This is the first in-depth, comparative analysis of the Globe and the Blackfriars Theatres' performance conditions. Examining how the social and sensory qualities of these sites affected early modern dramatists, audiences and actors, the study also considers recent productions at Shakespeare's Globe and the new Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Dustagheer, Sarah (University of Kent Dustagheer, Dustagheer Sarah
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781316640326
• ISBN: 978-1-316-64032-6
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Theatre Management, DRAMA / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Business Aspects, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Theatre Studies, Plays, Playscripts, Classic and pre-20th century plays