Performing Shakespeare on an Endangered Planet

Given the many environmental crises facing the planet, we need to use all tools to address them, including Shakespearean theatre. This Element explains why Shakespeare is well-positioned to be an eco-playwright, how theatre-makers can adapt his plays to matter now, and how to make more ecological the many processes of Shakespearean theatre, from set design to performing outdoors. The co-authors are both directors, and conversations between them about their recent eco-productions of The Tempest for the Royal Shakespeare Company and A Midsummer Night's Dream for Shakespeare in Yosemite (California) give clear examples of both the why and how of eco-theatrical Shakespeare.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Katherine Steele (University of California Brokaw, Elizabeth Freestone, Brokaw Katherine Steele
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 30.06.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica
• EAN: 9781009569590
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0956959-0
• Numero di pagine: 124
• Serie: Elements in Shakespeare Performance
• Categorie: Climate Change, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, Theatre Studies, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean