Theatre Studies the Basics 1st Edition by Robert Leach ISBN 978-0415426398 0415426391
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ISBN 10: 0415426391
ISBN 13: 978-0415426398
Author: Robert Leach
This is an essential read for anyone setting out to study the thrilling world of theatre for the first time. Introducing you to all the aspects of drama, theatre and performance you will be studying in your course, from the theoretical to the practical, Theatre Studies: The Basics will take you through such topics as:
dramatic genres, from tragedy to political documentary
theories of performance
the history of the theatre in the West
acting, directing and scenography
the audience.
Drawing on a wide range of examples, from Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus to Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s controversial Behzti, and including chapter summaries and pointers to further reading, Theatre Studies: The Basics has all you need to get your studies off to a flying start.
Table of contents:
1 Performance
Playing
Performance, performative, performativity
All the world’s a stage
Reading performance
Performance and identity
Summary
Further reading
2 The text
Text and texts
Playwrights and writers of plays
The playtext
Dramatic structures
Devising
Summary
Further reading
3 Dramatic form
Tragedy
Comedy
Tragicomedy
Epic
Documentary and agitprop
Farce
Melodrama
The well-made play
Dramatic form deconstructed
Summary
Further reading
4 Theatre and history
The necessity of history
Historical evidence
Drama and society
Summary
Further reading
5 Acting
A body in space
The paradox of acting
Realism in acting
Creativity and tradition
Alienation
Acting in the holy theatre
The mastery of movement
Speaking a text
Summary
Further reading
6 Directing
Historical
The great directors
The contemporary director
First tasks
Before rehearsals
Rehearsals
The last lap
Summary
Further reading
7 Scenography
Theatre architecture
Stage design
On stage
LX – stage lighting
Running the show
Theatre beyond theatre
Summary
Further reading
8 The audience
The drama’s patrons
The horizon of expectation
The theatrical event
Conventions
Audience and performance
Summary
Further reading
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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