Adapting Performance Between Stage and Screen

An introduction to adaptations between theatre and film, considering these as distinct from literary adaptation. Places emphasis on performance and event, including the recent growth of digital theatre with phenomena such as NT Live. Case studies show how adaptations can't be divorced from the historical and cultural moment in which they are produced.

About the author

Victoria Lowe is a lecturer in drama and screen studies at the University of Manchester. Her research interests include stage/screen adaptation, theatricality in the cinema, intermediality, screen acting, and stardom and the voice in cinema.

Product details

• Authors: Victoria Lowe
• Publisher: Intellect
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9781789387506
• ISBN: 978-1-78938-750-6
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 231 mm x 243 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 406 g
• Illustrations: 12 Halftones, black and white
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science