Shakespeare in the Theatre: Nicholas Hytner [Hardcover]

Part of the seriesShakespeare in the Theatre, this book examines the work of renowned theatre director Nicholas Hytner (Artistic Director of the National Theatre from 2003-2015). Featuring case studies of Hytner's Shakespeare productions and interviews with actors, designers, directors and other practitioners with whom Hytner has worked, it explores Hytner's own productions of Shakespeare's plays within their respective socio-cultural contexts and the context of Hytner's other directing work, and examines his working practices and the impact of his Artistic directorship on the centrality of Shakespeare within the repertoire of the National Theatre.Abigail Rokison-Woodallis Lecturer at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK. She began her career as a professional actor, appearing in, amongst other productions, ITV'sThe Darling Buds of May.She completed her PhD at Cambridge University in 2006 after which she became a lecturer in Drama and English at Cambridge. Her monograph, Shakespearean Verse Speaking,won the inaugural Shakespeare's Globe first book award (2012). She is the author ofShakespeare for Young People: Productions, Versions and Adaptations,published by Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare.

Invaluable to scholars of performance, adaptation, contemporary productions of Shakespeare, and twentieth- to twenty-first-century commercial theatrical culture. Abigail Rokison-Woodall'sShakespeare in the Theatre: Nicholas Hytnersurveys all aspects of Shakespeare production at the National Theater during Hytner's tenure as Artistic Director (2003-15), putting his work in the context of his lifetime engagement with Shakespeare and British theater more broadly. SEL: Studies in English Literature 1500-1900

The book will be extremely useful for anybody studying, acting and directing Shakespeare and of immense value to future theatre historians. Mature Times

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