{"product_id":"taking-stock-the-theatre-of-max-stafford-clark","title":"Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside the Working Methods of a Theatrical Innovator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMax Stafford-Clark's celebrated approach to making theatre\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\u003eInside accounts of the making of some of the most influential theatre productions of the last four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMax Stafford-Clark has been at the cutting edge of theatre in Britain for more than thirty years. \u003cem\u003eTaking Stock\u003c\/em\u003e draws on diaries, photos and interviews to recreate the evolution of nine of his most famous and influential productions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eFanshen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by David Hare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpsom Downs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Howard Brenton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eCloud Nine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Caryl Churchill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita, Sue and Bob Too\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Andrea Dunbar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerious Money\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Caryl Churchill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur Country's Good\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Timberlake Wertenbaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Steward of Christendom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Sebastian Barry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome Explicit Polaroids\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Mark Ravenhill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by William Shakespeare\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is one of the richest, most intimately informative books on the making of theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn from one of British theatre's most influential directors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster the actioning technique that transformed contemporary rehearsal practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover the working methods of Joint Stock and Out of Joint companies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy from Nick Hern Books' definitive guide to Stafford-Clark's practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'a splendid portrait of the vicissitudes of the collective life' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'fascinating... By pioneering the workshop method of rehearsal, where actors and director all contribute ideas before sending the playwright off to pen the text, Stafford-Clark made a major innovation in the evolution of British drama... He also tells a good story' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAleks Sierz - Independent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'a terrific read... an absolute treasure trove of insights, tips, reminiscences and lessons in the 'process' of how a new play comes into the world' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRogues and Vagabonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMax Stafford-Clark is one of the UK's most influential theatre directors. He established Joint Stock in 1974, ran the Royal Court Theatre from 1979 to 1993, and then set up the extremely successful touring theatre company, Out of Joint, premiering plays from leading writers including April De Angelis, Sebastian Barry, Richard Bean, Alistair Beaton, Caryl Churchill, David Edgar, David Hare, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Robin Soans and Timberlake Wertenbaker. 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