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03754aam a2200421 i 4500 001 BE7ECF6EA39211ED924352D529ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230203011453 008 220107t20222022enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021051141 020 $a 1350112925 020 $a 9781350112926 020 $a 135011488X 020 $a 9781350114883 035 $a (OCoLC)1291593967 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d MNN $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk--- 050 00 $a PR3106 R64 2022 100 1 $a Rogers, Jami, $e author. 245 10 $a British Black and Asian Shakespeareans : $b integrating Shakespeare, 1966-2018 / $c Jami Rogers. 264 1 $a London ; $b The Arden Shakespeare $c 2022. 300 $a xi, 237 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: forgotten Shakespeareans - 'Difficult to justify this casting without sounding racist': breakthroughs and stereotypes, 1966-1972 - 'Why weren't we auditioned?': the 'Black canon' and the battle for Othello - From 'suitable roles' to leads, 1980-1987 - Owning Shakespeare: Temba, Talawa, and Tara Arts, 1988-1994 - Cracking the glass ceiling, 1988-1996 - 'Monarchs to behold': 1997-2003 - Progress postponed, 2004-2011 - Shakespeare from multiculturalism to Brexit, 2012-2018. 520 $a "Shakespeare is at the heart of the British theatrical tradition, but the contribution of Ira Aldridge and the Shakespearean performers of African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian heritage who came after him is not widely known. Telling the story for the first time of how Shakespearean theatre was integrated from the 1960s to the twenty-first century, this is a timely and important account of that contribution. Drawing extensively on empirical evidence from the British Black and Asian Shakespeare Performance Database and featuring interviews with many performers, the book chronicles important productions that led to ground-breaking castings of black and Asian actors in substantial Shakespearean roles including: · Zakes Mokae (Cry Freedom) as one of three black Witches in William Gaskill's production of Macbeth, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1966 · Norman Beaton as Angelo in Michael Rudman's 1981 Measure for Measure at the National Theatre, the first majority black Shakespearean cast at the National Theatre · Adrian Lester as Henry V in Nicholas Hytner's 2003 production Detailing the earliest recorded castings of black and Asian performers in Shakespeare's roles, this illuminating account illustrates the various ways in which black and Asian actors have been integrated into contemporary Shakespearean productions. With first-hand accounts from key performers including Joseph Marcell, Adrian Lester, Noma Dumezweni, Rakie Ayola, Ray Fearon, Paterson Joseph, Lucian Msamati and many more, this book is an invaluable history of black and Asian Shakespeareans that highlights the gains these actors have made and the challenges still faced in pursuing a career in classical theatre"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616 $x Stage history $z Great Britain. 600 10 $a Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616 $x Dramatic production. 650 0 $a Shakespearean actors and actresses $z Great Britain. 650 0 $a Actors $z Great Britain $x Biography. 650 0 $a Actors $z Great Britain $v Interviews. 650 0 $a Theater $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Acting $x History $y 20th century. 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781350112933 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230503011915.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BE7ECF6EA39211ED924352D529ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search