How to Do Shakespeare

Informationen zum Autor Adrian Noble was the artistic director and chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1990 and 2003, having previously served as Associate Director for nine years. He has also held key positions at the Bristol Old Vic and the Manchester Royal Exchange. He regularly works in Theatre and Opera in Canada, France and the USA as well as the UK and has received over 20 Olivier Award nominations during his career. Klappentext First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Highlights the rhythmic and linguistic patterns "Shakespeare" gives the speaker. This title shows you how to approach the perennial issues of performing "Shakespeare", including: wordplay; strategies; headlining a speech and playing soliloquys; building tension, sharing responsibility and 'passing the ball'. It is suitable for actors and students. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 - Principles 1. Apposition 2. Metaphor 3. Metre and pulse 4. Line endings 5. Word play 6. Vocabulary 7. Shape and structure Part 2 - Practice 8. Early, middle and late 9. Prose 10. Soliloquy 11. Comedy 12. Dialogue 13. Building a Character 14. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Adrian Noble, Noble Adrian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.2009
• EAN: 9780415549264
• ISBN: 978-0-415-54926-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; English, The arts: general issues, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, DRAMA / Shakespeare, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Acting techniques, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, The arts: general topics, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean