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22%OFFMax Stafford-Clark - Taking Stock - 9781854598400 - V9781854598400
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Taking Stock

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Description for Taking Stock Paperback. Drawing on diaries, photos, and interviews, this book recreates the evolution of nine of Max Stafford-Clark's famous and influential productions, three from each of his three main companies. It not only assesses Stafford-Clark's own role as director, but also the roles of actors and writers in this essentially collaborative creative process. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.

Inside accounts of the making of some of the most influential theatre productions of the last four decades.

Max Stafford-Clark has been at the cutting edge of theatre in Britain for more than thirty years. Taking Stock draws on diaries, photos and interviews to recreate the evolution of nine of his most famous and influential productions:

Fanshen by David Hare
Epsom Downs by Howard Brenton
Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill
Rita, Sue and Bob Too by Andrea Dunbar
Serious Money by Caryl Churchill
Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker
The Steward of ... Read more by Sebastian Barry
Some Explicit Polaroids by Mark Ravenhill
Macbeth by William Shakespeare

The result is one of the richest, most intimately informative books on the making of theatre.

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Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854598400
SKU
V9781854598400
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Max Stafford-Clark
Max Stafford Clark's career as a director began in 1966 at the Traverse, Edinburgh. With William Gaskill he co-founded, in 1974, the Joint Stock Theatre Group, which forged a new creative bond between actors and writers. From 1979-1993 he was artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre. And in 1993 he set up the extremely successful touring company, Out of ... Read more

Reviews for Taking Stock
'a rare opportunity to get inside the mind of one of British theatre's most original practitioners... a fascinating view of an incredibly diverse body of work'
British Theatre Guide
'a splendid portrait of the vicissitudes of the collective life'
Times Literary Supplement
'fascinating... By pioneering the workshop method of rehearsal, where actors and director all contribute ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Taking Stock


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