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Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark
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Inside the Working Methods of a Theatrical Innovator
Max Stafford-Clark's celebrated approach to making theatre
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About the Ebook
Inside accounts of the making of some of the most influential theatre productions of the last four decades.
Max Stafford-Clark has been at the cutting edge of theatre in Britain for more than thirty years. Taking Stock draws on diaries, photos and interviews to recreate the evolution of nine of his most famous and influential productions:
Fanshen by David Hare
Epsom Downs by Howard Brenton
Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill
Rita, Sue and Bob Too by Andrea Dunbar
Serious Money by Caryl Churchill
Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker
The Steward of Christendom by Sebastian Barry
Some Explicit Polaroids by Mark Ravenhill
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
The result is one of the richest, most intimately informative books on the making of theatre.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Learn from one of British theatre's most influential directors
- Master the actioning technique that transformed contemporary rehearsal practice
- Discover the working methods of Joint Stock and Out of Joint companies
- Study from Nick Hern Books' definitive guide to Stafford-Clark's practice
Reviews
'a splendid portrait of the vicissitudes of the collective life' Times Literary Supplement
'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' Aleks Sierz - Independent
'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' Rogues and Vagabonds
About the Author
Max 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. He remained Out of Joint's Artistic Director until 2017.
Publication Details
ISBN (EPUB): 9781780019185
Publication Date: 03 August 2017
Pages: 288
Format: Ebook (EPUB)
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
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