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In The Empty Space, groundbreaking director Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to explore the issues facing any theatrical performance. Here he describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting, from Brecht’s revolutionary alienation technique to the free form Happenings of the 1960s, and from the different styles of such great Shakespearean actors as John Gielgud and Paul Scofield to a joyous impromptu performance in the burnt-out shell of the Hamburg Opera just after the war. Passionate, unconventional and fascinating, his book shows how theatre defies rules, builds and shatters illusions and creates lasting memories for its audiences.
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Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH CBE (born 21 March 1925) is a highly influential British theatrical producer and director.
During the 1950s he worked on many productions in Britain, Europe, and the USA, and in 1962 returned to Stratford-upon-Avon to join the newly established Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Throughout the next the 1960's he directed many ground breaking productions for the RSC before in 1970 forming The International Centre for Theatre Research in Paris.
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I CAN take any empty space and call it a bare stage. Read the first page
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Easy to get into. Makes some thought provoking comments. Gives clear vision of how Peter Brook views theatre in general, and how theatre is used by practitioners and viewed by the public, and what it means to have 'vital' and 'living' theatre. Good pointers for new directors, but not in any specific sense.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Peter Brook really knows his stuff, he breaks down all the aspects of theatre into understandable chunks. Wanna know why some shows are bad? Give this a read!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This book is handy to have when studying space and critical theory or performance analysis. I would recommend this to anyone interested in stage management and performance.
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