Mise en scène : French theatre now /

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, Mich...

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Main Author: Bradby, David
Other Authors: Sparks, Annie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Methuen Drama, 1997
Series:Plays and Playwrights.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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.