Shakespeare in the Theatre: The Stratford Festival

Shakespeare in the Theatre: The Stratford Festival

Carson, Dr Christie

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

07/2024

272

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Inglês

9781350380806

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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Series Preface
Preface
Foreword - The 'Miracle' of 1953, Neil Carson, Founding Member of the Acting Company

Introduction

Foundations
1. The Stratford Myth Retold
2. Openings, Beginning, Origins - Tyrone Guthrie (1953--5)
3. Establishing a New Theatre Building and an Institutional Structure - Michael Langham (1956--67)

Achieving Maturity and Stability
4. Canadian Expansion and British Reinvention - Jean Gascon and Robin Phillips (1968--80)
5. A Challenging Time of Change - John Hirsch and John Neville (1981--89)
6. From Festival to Corporation - David William and Richard Monette (1990--2002)

Moving Towards a New Model
7. The Stratford Festival in the 21st Century - Monette, McAnuff and Cimolino (2002-22)
8. The Search for a Canadian Hamlet at the Festival
9. Creating a Legacy with The Tempest at the Festival

Conclusion - 20-22-3 as a Moment of Reorientation for the Company

References
Index
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Shakespearean performance; Shakespeare festival; Canadian theatre; Canadian Shakespeare; Canadian performance; Canadian festivals; Tyrone Guthrie; Michael Langham; Jean Gascon; Robin Phillips; John Hirsch; John Neville; David Williams; Richard Monette; Des McAnuff; Antoni Cimolino; Maggie Smith; Christopher Plummer; Margaret Atwood; Alice Munro; William Hutt; Martha Henry; Canadian cultural identity; thrust stage; colonial imperialism; British theatre history; Canadian actors