Mise en scène : French theatre now

Mise en scène : French theatre now / David Bradby and Annie Sparks.

A invaluable survey of French theatre since 1968 Mise en Scène is a book in two parts. The first half is a probing look at French theatre now, providing an historical and critical survey of drama and theatre in France since 1968. It explores playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Marguerite Duras, Mic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bradby, David
Other Authors: Sparks, Annie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Methuen Drama, 1997.
Series:Plays and Playwrights.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Theater > France > History > 20th century.
French drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
French drama
Theater
Drama
Theaterwetenschap.
Theaterfestivals.
Toneelvoorstellingen.
Toneelgezelschappen.
Geschichte 1968-1997.
France
Frankreich
Französisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; PART I: MISE EN SCÈNE AND THE PLAYWRIGHT; CHAPTER 1 The French Theatrical Tradition; From the Liberation to 1968; 1968 and its Aftermath; A Model Collective
  • The Théâtre du Soleil; Création Collective
  • Other Companies; CHAPTER 2 The Director as Creative Artist; Antoine Vitez; Roger Planchon; Peter Brook; The Director and the Classics; Sarraute, Duras, Beckett; CHAPTER 3 Theatre of the Everyday and After; Michel Vinaver; The Status of the Playwright; Bernard-Marie Koltès and Patrice Chéreau; Ariane Mnouchkine''s Shakespeare Cycle.
  • Ariane Mnouchkine and Hélène CixousPlaywrights and Directors in the 1990s; Playwrights in the 1990s: Fragmented Text and the Monologue; Experimental Form and Social Issues; CHAPTER 4 Private Theatre in the 1990s; Private Theatre and the Star Actor; Theatre and Cinema; Plays and Playwrights in the Private Theatres; CHAPTER 5 Avignon and Summer Festivals; The Avignon Festival; Avignon since 1993; CHAPTER 6 Institutional Developments 1968-1997; The Comédie-Française; The Maisons de la Culture and Decentralised Theatre; New Theatre Buildings; Bernard Faivre d''Arcier, Director of Theatre.
  • The Situation TodayCHAPTER 7 French Theatre at the End of the Century; PART II: A GUIDE TO FRENCH THEATRE NOW; INTERVIEWS; Micheline Attoun and Lucien Attoun; Eric Emmanuel Schmitt; Roger Planchon; Philippe Minyana; Bernard Faivre d'' Arcier; Michel Azama; INFORMATION SECTION; Theatre associations in France; Practical Information for Theatre Professionals; Theatre Festivals; Theatres; Theatre schools; Contemporary French Dramatists; Contemporary French Theatre Directors; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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