Words Into Action: Finding the Life of the Play

Gaskill, William

ISBN 10: 1848421001 / ISBN 13: 9781848421004

Edité par Nick Hern Books, 2011

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Synopsis :

A vital masterclass from a hugely respected stage director. Words Into Action shows actors how they can bring the text of a play to life on stage. Gaskill is a believer in the supremacy of the writer in the theatre, and his book takes the actor through the vital steps in finding the life in the play, and then articulating it on stage. He looks at action and intention, stillness and movement,sentences and rhetoric, and punctuation and pauses. There are also chapters on masks, on language as character, and on verse and prose, taking Hamlet as a model. Throughout, Gaskill offers exercises and practice pieces for the actor to put the book's precepts to the test. He also draws illuminating instances from his own extensive work as a director, largely at the Royal Court and the National Theatre, and his book is rich in insights gained from extensive work with drama students at RADA.

À propos de l?auteur: William Gaskill (1930-2016) began directing at the Royal Court in 1957. He directed a handful of groundbreaking plays there, including Edward Bond's Saved with its controversial baby-stoning scene. In 1963 he directed the young Maggie Smith at Laurence Olivier's new National Theatre. In 1974 he co-founded Joint Stock Theatre with Max Stafford-Clark, going on to stage some of the most significant work of the 70s and 80s.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Words Into Action: Finding the Life of the ...
Éditeur : Nick Hern Books
Date d'édition : 2011
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Good