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Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor: The Actors are Come Hither - The Performance of Tragedy in a Secure Psychiatric Hospital. - Couverture souple

 
9781853021213: Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor: The Actors are Come Hither - The Performance of Tragedy in a Secure Psychiatric Hospital.
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ISBN 10 : 1853021210 ISBN 13 : 9781853021213
Editeur : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1992

Synopsis

This is a most fascinating book and it is set out like a play. The outlook is International and innovative. It is a book you will want to keep. So, explore it in a Library and put it on your birthday present list!' - Southend Shakespeare Company 'One is left with the impression not of a complete project but of the first communication in a new and exciting dialogue. It is difficult to convey the sheer energy of the book by simply describing its contents. All the participants speak with a sense of commitment and excitement which arises as a result of being involved in a truly creative enterprise. Poised there in the wings I can see the shadowy figure of Murray Cox (or is it indeed the Duke of Milan himself? ) murmuring: "Now does my project gather to a head. My charm crack not, my spirit obey; and time Goes upright with his carriage." He can be pleased with the magic he has brought about.' - Group Analysis 'Apart from its intrinsic interest for those whose professional lives involve the care of mentally disordered offenders this book is recommended to those with an interest in the point and purpose of drama as well as being a highly original addition to the library of all those in love with Shakespeare.' - Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 'The book provides a valuable record of events and of an exceptional audience's reactions, along with broader thoughts about the role of drama in therapy.' - Shakespeare Survey 'The year's most striking account of contemporary Shakespearean performance. [The book] documents a courageous experiment. It primarily consists of a sequence of interviews with the actors and directors who took part, some fascinating material on the nature of the hospital itself (and the use of drama in therapy), and a collage of reactions from those involved. Many of these attest to the power of the experience and those involved in the production register how it reformed their conceptions of both the hospi

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a most fascinating book and it is set out like a play. The outlook is International and innovative. It is a book you will want to keep. So, explore it in a Library and put it on your birthday present list!' - Southend Shakespeare Company 'One is left with the impression not of a complete project but of the first communication in a new and exciting dialogue. It is difficult to convey the sheer energy of the book by simply describing its contents. All the participants speak with a sense of commitment and excitement which arises as a result of being involved in a truly creative enterprise. Poised there in the wings I can see the shadowy figure of Murray Cox (or is it indeed the Duke of Milan himself? ) murmuring: "Now does my project gather to a head. My charm crack not, my spirit obey; and time Goes upright with his carriage." He can be pleased with the magic he has brought about.' - Group Analysis 'Apart from its intrinsic interest for those whose professional lives involve the care of mentally disordered offenders this book is recommended to those with an interest in the point and purpose of drama as well as being a highly original addition to the library of all those in love with Shakespeare.' - Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 'The book provides a valuable record of events and of an exceptional audience's reactions, along with broader thoughts about the role of drama in therapy.' - Shakespeare Survey 'The year's most striking account of contemporary Shakespearean performance. [The book] documents a courageous experiment. It primarily consists of a sequence of interviews with the actors and directors who took part, some fascinating material on the nature of the hospital itself (and the use of drama in therapy), and a collage of reactions from those involved. Many of these attest to the power of the experience and those involved in the production register how it reformed their conceptions of both the hospi

Revue de presse

Apart from its intrinsic interest for those whose professional lives involve the care of mentally disordered offenders this book is recommended to those with an interest in the point and purpose of drama as well as being a highly original addition to the library of all those in love with Shakespeare. --Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

This imaginative, even courageous, group of events bears witness to the importance of drama in the history of psychiatric therapy. --Bmj

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Éditeur
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1853021210
ISBN 13 
9781853021213
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
300
Éditeur
Cox Murray
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