10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEATRE-IN-THE-ROUND»
Discover the use of
theatre-in-the-round in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
theatre-in-the-round and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Auditorium Acoustics and Architectural Design
In Britain this theatre form was championed by Stephen Joseph, who founded
small theatres in the round in Scarbor- ough and Stoke-on-Trent (Joseph, 1967).
Theatre in the round is an extreme stage form in that the stage is totally enclosed
...
Theatre-in- the- round too, though its history in the modern theatre stretches back
no more than a few decades, is beginning to develop certain dynamic precepts of
its own. Picture making in full theatre-in- the-round, with the audience on all ...
3
On Directing: Interviews with Directors
He started working in the professional theatre as Assistant Director of Derby
Playhouse in 1959 and joined Stephen Joseph's theatre in the round company in
1961. He was Director of the Victoria Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent from 1962 to
1984, ...
Gabriella Giannachi, Mary Luckhurst, 1999
4
Acting Skills for Life: Third Edition
Movement on a thrust stage falls halfway between the principles of moving on a
proscenium stage (when the actor is located in the upstage area of the thrust)
and the principles of moving in theatre-in-the-round (when the actor is located on
...
century evidence of The Castle of Perseverance,1 there is a continuous tradition
of theatre in the round for Mummers' plays and folk plays, as well as for folk-
dancing, games and all sorts of sports from ancient to modern wrestling, boxing, ...
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The Stage Lighting Handbook
It is not only difficult to act in a small corner of the playing area of any thrust stage,
particularly theatre-in- the-round, but it is contrary to the audience-contact
philosophies to which thrust staging is a response. So we are less likely to select
...
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The Methuen Drama Dictionary of
the Theatre
Theatre in Health Education See THE. theatre-in-the-round A form of staging that
places the acting area in the centre of the theatre with the audience on all sides. It
provides an intimate atmosphere but creates technical problems with lighting, ...
8
The Actor Speaks: Voice and
the Performer
Theatre in the Round With the audience surrounding you, it is an inevitable fact
that you will spend most of the play facing away from a proportion of it. Standing
on the edge of the space and opposite an aisle there are possibilities in the
round ...
Beckett told Alan Schneider, concerning the American premiere of Waiting for
Godot, that he disliked theatre in the round, and preferred "as closed a box as
possible."144 Other radical playwrights enjoyed inventing new performance
venues, ...
10
Cambridge Guide to American
Theatre
The design could accommodate 1,400 spectators but in a relatively intimate
arrange- ment in which no spectator was more than 80 ft. from the stage. The
theatre-in-the-round or arena stage has held a great fascination for theatre
architects ...
Don B. Wilmeth, Tice L. Miller, 1996
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THEATRE-IN-THE-ROUND»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
theatre-in-the-round is used in the context of the following news items.
Stephen Joseph's theatre revolution – from Alan Ayckbourn to Kevin …
He brought theatre-in-the-round to Scarborough – and sparked a theatrical revolution across the UK. Joseph is one of the great forgotten voices of the modern ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Andrew Lloyd Webber backs portable theatre-in-the-round
The Roundabout auditorium, which is the brainchild of theatre company Paines Plough, is the first ever self-contained portable theatre-in-the-round and it aims ... «The Independent, Feb 13»
