Touchstone Books | ISBN:0684829576 | Paperback Book | File size: 47.Mb | Dec. 1st, 1995
Drama Literary Criticism: Deadly Holy Rough Immediate First published in 1968 The Empty Space is a timeless analysis of theatre from perhaps the most influential director of the twentieth century In The Empty Space groundbreaking director eter 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 a Scofield to a joyous impromptu performance in the burnt out shell of the Hamburg Opera just after the war assionate unconventional and fascinating his book shows how theatre defies res builds and shatters illusions and creates lasting memories for its audiences
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