Peter Hall's 'Bacchai': The National Theatre at Work Contributor(s): Croall, Jonathan (Author), Hall, Peter (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1840028173 ISBN-13: 9781840028171 Publisher: Oberon Books OUR PRICE: $21.73 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2009 Annotation: Jonathan Croall's book offers an intimate and absorbing picture of how a team of world-class theatrical artists brought one of the masterpieces of Greek theater to the stage. This new edition includes an extra chapter on the production's visit to the ancient theater of Epidaurus in Greece, and a new foreword by Peter Hall. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 792.023 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5" W x 8" (0.30 lbs) 104 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 'Bacchai is one of the top dozen plays ever written. Whenever it's performed, it seems extraordinarily timely. It's haunted me all my life.' Jonathan Croall observed the rehearsal process in minute detail, regularly interviewing the actors and creative team as the production moved from readthrough to preview. His book offers an intimate and absorbing picture of how a team of world-class theatrical talents brought one of the masterpieces of Greek theatre to the stage. This new edition includes an extra chapter on the production's visit to the ancient theatre of Epidaurus in Greece, and a new foreward by Peter Hall. |