How to Direct Shakespeare is a practical guide for developing and sharpening skills on a Shakespeare text, providing strategies for focusing on the main action and structure, dramatic energy, and the world of the play. It includes examples from Noble's work as artistic director of The Royal Shakespeare Company and subsequent directing work, showing how every production is shaped by a vision of the world.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

How to Direct Shakespeare: A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Actors, and Aspiring Directors

Whether you're a student, just starting out in the theatre profession, an actor contemplating a switch to directing, or anyone dreaming of a life in the theatre, it's important to know that developing and sharpening your skills on a Shakespeare text will prepare you for your next production, wherever it may be.

Practical, Inspirational, and Steeped in the Wisdom and Expertise of One of the Great Shakespearean Directors of Our Age

How to Direct Shakespeare is a comprehensive guide that takes you through every step of a production, from conception to final presentation to an audience. It includes close analysis of the text and provides strategies for focusing on the main action and structure, considering dramatic energy and the world of the play, and illuminating these with examples drawn from a variety of Shakespeare's plays. It will assist you with creating your vision for the production as you collaborate with the design team, cast the play, and work with actors in rehearsal. And it walks you through the encounter with the audience as you open your production.

Drawing on Examples from His Work as Artistic Director of The Royal Shakespeare Company and Subsequent Directing Work That Has Taken Him All Over the World, Noble Shows How Every Production Is Shaped by a Vision of the World—the Interplay of the Writer's Vision and the Director's Interpretation of It

How to Direct Shakespeare will inspire and equip you as you develop your vision for your next production. Whether you're a student, actor, or aspiring director, this guide will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to create a memorable and impactful performance.

Weight: 320g
Dimension: 138 x 215 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350231238