{"product_id":"directing-greek-tragedy","title":"Directing Greek Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBring Ancient Drama Vividly to Life on Stage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA director's practical guide to the classical canon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollow acclaimed theatre director Carrie Cracknell throughout preparation and rehearsals for her production of Sophocles' \u003cem\u003eElectra\u003c\/em\u003e at the Gate Theatre, London, translated by Nick Payne and praised by the \u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e as an 'urgent new version'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith unprecedented access to the rehearsal room, the book outlines exactly what it takes to get a play from the page to the stage, from first concept to first night. It provides an invaluable, practical handbook - part portrait, part masterclass - on how to stage Greek tragedy in the twenty-first century, and a revealing insight into the work of one of the UK's most exciting young directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarrie Cracknell's other directing credits include \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/em\u003e, starring Hattie Morahan, at the Young Vic, and \u003cem\u003eMedea\u003c\/em\u003e, starring Helen McCrory, in the Olivier auditorium at the National Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDirecting Greek Tragedy \u003c\/em\u003ewas first published as part of \u003cem\u003eGetting Directions: A Fly-on-the-Wall Guide for Emerging Theatre Directors\u003c\/em\u003e by Russ Hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vital reading for anyone working or wanting to work as a director'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Public Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cem\u003eGetting Directions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster the unique demands of staging Greek tragedy in modern theatre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand chorus work, masks, and the architecture of ancient plays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply directorial techniques honed over decades of classical production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccess specialist knowledge from Nick Hern Books' classical theatre library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRuss Hope is an author and theatre director. 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