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Contemporary European Theatre Directors Maria M Delgado & Dan Rebellato (eds) Routledge, 2010 $59.95pb Contemporary European Theatre Directors is an ambitious and unprecedented overview of many of the key directors working in European theatre over the past fifty years. It is a vivid account of the vast range of work undertaken in European theatre during this period, situated lucidly in its artistic, cultural and political context. The resulting study is a detailed guide to the generation of directors whose careers were forged and tempered in the changing Europe of the 1980s and 1990s. The featured directors are: Calixto Bieito, Piotr Borowski, Romeo Castellucci, Frank Castorf, Patrice Chéreau, Lev Dodin, Declan Donnellan, Kristian Frédric, Rodrigo García, Jan Lauwers, Christoph Marthaler, Simon McBurney, Daniel Mesguich, Katie Mitchell, Ariane Mnouchkine, Thomas Ostermeier, Patrice Pavis, Silviu Purcărete and Peter Sellars. 464 pages |
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The Director’s Craft Katie Mitchell Taylor & Francis, 2008 $48.00pb
The Director's Craft is a unique and completely indispensable step-by-step guide to directing for the stage. Written by one of the most adventurous and respected directors working today, this book will be an essential item in every student and practitioner's kitbag. It provides detailed assistance with each aspect of the varied challenges facing all theatre directors, and does so with startling clarity. It will inspire everyone, from the beginner just starting out to the experienced practitioner looking to reinvigorate their practice. Katie Mitchell shares and explains the key practical tools she uses to approach her work with both actors, production teams, and the text itself. She addresses topics such as: the ideas that underpin a play's text; preparing improvisations; Twelve Golden Rules for working with actors; managing the transition from rehearsal room to theatre; and analysing your work after a run has ended. Each chapter concludes with a summary of its critical points, making this an ideal reference work for both directors and actors at any stage of their development. 256 pages |
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Directors / Directing: conversations on theatre Maria Shevtsova & Christopher Innes Cambridge University Press, 2009 $45.00pb
Insightful, in-depth and evocative, this is a collection of conversations with nine of the most innovative theatre directors of our time in Europe and North America: Eugenio Barba, Lev Dodin, Declan Donnellan, Elizabeth LeCompte, Robert LePage, Simon McBurney, Katie Mitchell ,Peter Sellars & Max Stafford-Clark. All these directors have developed their own highly individual theatre language and have been influential, nationally and internationally, across a wide range of theatre practices. The length, depth and scope of the discussions distinguish this collection from others, each director providing a fascinating insight into his/her particular working processes. The book reveals the complex world of directors and their creative relationships with actors, in rehearsal and performance, and playwrights. Each conversation is framed by an introduction to the work of the director, a detailed chronology of productions and an indicative bibliography to inspire further reading and research. 288 pages |
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The Director & the Stage: from Naturalism to Grotowski Edward Braun A&C Black, 2006 $35.00pb
Beginning with the triple impulses of Naturalism, symbolism and the grotesque, the bulk of the book concentrates on the most famous directors of this century - Stanislavski, Reinhardt, Graig, Meyerhold, Piscator, Brecht, Artuaud and Grotowski. Braun''s guide is more practical than theoretical, delineating how each director changed the tradition that came before him. 230 pages |
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The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett Routledge, 2009 $49.95pb
Acclaimed by audiences and critics for their highly innovative and adventurous theatre, Frantic Assembly has created playful, intelligent and dynamic productions for over fourteen years. Written by artistic directors Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett, The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre is the first book to reflect on the history and practice of this remarkable company, and includes: * practical exercises · essays on film, music and physical theatre * inspiration for devising, writing and choreographing performance * suggestions for scene development * an anthology of Frantic Assembly productions * an eight page colour section, and illustrations throughout. There is also a companion website featuring clips of rehearsals and performances. 248 pages |
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Notes on Directing Frank Hauser / Russell Reich Methuen Drama, 2010 $22.99pb
This book is based on the notes of director Frank Hauser who had a distinguished career working alongside a host of theatrical and cinematic figures, including Sir Alec Guiness, Richard Burton, Sir Ian McKellen and many others who looked to Hauser as a teacher and mentor. Based on a long relationship and many discussions with Hauser, former student, Russell Reich has expanded and polished these notes into a book. Acclaimed as a timeless classic, the notes offer a succinct insight into the craft of directing and acting: from understanding the script, to rules for rehearsal, how to talk to actors, how to get a laugh, how to manage personalities and difficult situations. The notes also reveal what got the young Ian McKellen and Judi Dench started on their careers and offer rare quotes from artists as diverse as Anton Chekhov, Elia Kazan and Bernard Shaw. 160 pages |
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On Directing and Dramaturgy: burning the house Eugenio Barba Routledge, 2009 $58.00pb
‘A theatre which is able to speak to each spectator in a different and penetrating language is not a fantastic idea, nor a utopia. This is the theatre for which many of us, directors and leaders of groups, trained for a long time.....’ - from the Introduction. On Directing is Eugenio Barba's unprecedented account of his own life and work. This is a major retrospective of Barba's working methods, his practical techniques, and the life experiences which fed directly into his theatre-making. On Directing is an inspirational resource. It is a dramaturgy of dramaturgies, and a professional autobiography, from one of the most significant and influential directors and theorists working today. It provides unique insights into a philosophy and practice of directing for the beginning student, the experienced practitioner, and everyone in between. 303 pages |
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Theatre Craft: A Director’s Practical Companion From A to Z John Caird Faber, 2010 $49.99pb
Theatre Craft is an all-encompassing, practical guide for
anyone working in the theatre, from the enthusiastic amateur to the committed
professional. With entries arranged alphabetically, Theatre Craft offers advice on all areas of directing, from Acting,
Adaptation, and Accent to Sound Effects, Superstition, Trap Doors and
Wardrobe. 608 pages |
