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Mise en scène : French theatre now / David Bradby and Annie Sparks

Author
Bradby, David
Published
London : Methuen Drama, 1997.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxv, 293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations
Additional Creators
Sparks, Annie
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English.
Contents
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; PART I: MISE EN SCÈNE AND THE PLAYWRIGHT; CHAPTER 1 The French Theatrical Tradition; From the Liberation to 1968; 1968 and its Aftermath; A Model Collective -- The Théâtre du Soleil; Création Collective -- Other Companies; CHAPTER 2 The Director as Creative Artist; Antoine Vitez; Roger Planchon; Peter Brook; The Director and the Classics; Sarraute, Duras, Beckett; CHAPTER 3 Theatre of the Everyday and After; Michel Vinaver; The Status of the Playwright; Bernard-Marie Koltès and Patrice Chéreau; Ariane Mnouchkine''s Shakespeare Cycle., Ariane Mnouchkine and Hélène CixousPlaywrights and Directors in the 1990s; Playwrights in the 1990s: Fragmented Text and the Monologue; Experimental Form and Social Issues; CHAPTER 4 Private Theatre in the 1990s; Private Theatre and the Star Actor; Theatre and Cinema; Plays and Playwrights in the Private Theatres; CHAPTER 5 Avignon and Summer Festivals; The Avignon Festival; Avignon since 1993; CHAPTER 6 Institutional Developments 1968-1997; The Comédie-Française; The Maisons de la Culture and Decentralised Theatre; New Theatre Buildings; Bernard Faivre d''Arcier, Director of Theatre., and The Situation TodayCHAPTER 7 French Theatre at the End of the Century; PART II: A GUIDE TO FRENCH THEATRE NOW; INTERVIEWS; Micheline Attoun and Lucien Attoun; Eric Emmanuel Schmitt; Roger Planchon; Philippe Minyana; Bernard Faivre d'' Arcier; Michel Azama; INFORMATION SECTION; Theatre associations in France; Practical Information for Theatre Professionals; Theatre Festivals; Theatres; Theatre schools; Contemporary French Dramatists; Contemporary French Theatre Directors; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
Summary
A invaluable survey of French theatre since 1968 Mise en Scène is a book in two parts. The first half is a probing look at French theatre now, providing an historical and critical survey of drama and theatre in France since 1968. It explores playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Marguerite Duras, Michel Vinaver and Bernard-Marie Koltès and directors of international reputation such as Peter Brook, Robert Wilson, Roger Planchon, Antoine Vitez, Patrice Chereau and Ariane Mnouchkine. The second part of Mise en Scène features a comprehensive listings guide to major theatre companies, insitutions.
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ISBN
9781408148891 (electronic bk.)
1408148897 (electronic bk.)
0413712303
9780413712301
9781408148884
1408148889
Note
"Published with the support of the French Theatre Season - a celebration of theatre from France presented in London and Stratford-upon-Avon, 30 September-20 December 1997."
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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