Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor: The Actors are Come Hither - The Performance of Tragedy in a Secure Psychiatric Hospital.
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Description for Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor: The Actors are Come Hither - The Performance of Tragedy in a Secure Psychiatric Hospital.
Paperback. Between 1989 and 1991 several of Shakespeare's tragedies were performed in the central hall of Broadmoor Hospital. This book sets these important events on record. It offers insights into the impact of such drama, in such a setting, upon actors and audience. Editor(s): Cox, Murray. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Between 1989 and 1991 several of Shakespeare's tragedies were performed in the central hall of Broadmoor Hospital. This book sets these important events on record. It offers insights into the impact of such drama, in such a setting, upon actors and audience. It includes interviews with the directors and the actors playing the title roles, as well as a description of the hospital and its community of patients and staff.
The performances were given by actors from The Royal Shakespeare Company (Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet), The Royal National Theatre (King Lear) and the Wilde Community Theatre Company, a local ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Weight
460g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853021213
SKU
V9781853021213
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor: The Actors are Come Hither - The Performance of Tragedy in a Secure Psychiatric Hospital.
This is a deeply moving and important book.
Church Times This imaginative, even courageous, group of events bears witness to the importance of drama in the history of psychiatric therapy.
BMJ This book is a bible for actors, a work of vast importance.
Clare Higgins This is a most fascinating book and it is set out like ... Read more
Church Times This imaginative, even courageous, group of events bears witness to the importance of drama in the history of psychiatric therapy.
BMJ This book is a bible for actors, a work of vast importance.
Clare Higgins This is a most fascinating book and it is set out like ... Read more