Harry R. McCarthy (Cambridge Jesus College)

Performing Early Modern Drama Beyond Shakespeare

Edward's Boys

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Produktbeschreibung

The first in-depth study of the present-day all-boy company, Edward's Boys, who are based at King Edward VI School ('Shakespeare's School') in Stratford-upon-Avon. Since 2005, the company has produced a wide array of early modern plays, providing the most substantial repertory of early modern drama available for examination by scholars.

Produktdetails

• Elements in Shakespeare Performance
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 75
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 127mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 114g
• ISBN-13: 9781108810234
• ISBN-10: 1108810233
• Artikelnr.: 60095690

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. From Prosthetics to Practice: Forming a Company
2. 'Making the Script Work': The Actors and the Text
3. The Text on its Feet: Encountering the Past, Embodying the Present
4. 'More of a Sports Team than a Theatre Company': The Ensemble in Performance
Conclusion
Appendix: Edward's Boys Productions, 2005-20.