Colin Winslow

The Oberon Glossary of Theatrical Terms (eBook, ePUB)

Theatre Jargon Explained

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Caution: this book could seriously jeopardise your amateur status' - Robert David MacDonald

Do you know your mirror scrims from your mirror balls? Or your get-outs from your get-ins? Or indeed your get-offs? The Oberon Glossary of Theatrical Terms includes explanations of over 1,300 technical, backstage, acting, musical, dance and showbusiness terms in common usage.

Completely revised and updated, this concise glossary explains all theatre jargon. From amateur dramatics fans to West End directors, this new edition is a must have addition to the bookshelves of all theatre and performing arts aficionados.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849437103
• Artikelnr.: 49854084

Autorenporträt

Colin Winslow is a stage designer, lecturer and teacher with many years of international professional experience. His work is wide-ranging, from Shakespeare in Flemish to Ibsen in the Prairies; from ballet in London to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Washington DC. He has been Head of Design for several theatres including The Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, the Redgrave Theatre in Farnham, England, The Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg and 'Ensemble' in Amsterdam, Holland. He has taught stage design in many colleges and universities in the UK and currently teaches at the University of Alberta in Canada. He is a Life Honorary Member of the Society of British Theatre Designers.