Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-259) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- The 'essence of Globeness' : authenticity, and the search for Shakespeare's stagecraft -- Part I : the 'original practices' project -- Introduction -- Stage action : 'Practising behavior to his own shadow' ; 'Original practices' at the Globe : a theatre historian's view -- Stage appearance : exploring early modern stage and costume design ; Cosmetics on the Globe stage -- Music and sound : music and aural texture at Shakespeare's Globe ; Music, authenticity and audience -- Actor/audience interaction : research, materials, craft : principles of performance at Shakespeare's Globe -- Democratising the audience? -- Part II : Globe education and research -- Introduction -- Contextualising Globe education -- 'That scull had a tongue in it, and could sing once' : staging Shakespeare's contemporaries -- Learning with the Globe -- Research and the Globe -- Part III : research in practice : practice in research -- Introduction -- Performing early music at Shakespeare's Globe -- Discoveries from the Globe stage -- Directing at the Globe and the Blackfriars : six big rules for contemporary directors -- Conclusions -- Afterword -- Appendix 1 : Globe theatre and 'essence of Globeness' projects since 1970 -- Appendix 2 : A draft artistic policy : 1988 -- Appendix 3 : ten commandments for the new Globe, 1990 -- Appendix 4 : Shakespeare's Globe productions 1996-2007 -- Appendix 5 : 'read not dead' staged readings -- Appendix 6 : Globe Quartos.
Summary:
"From 1997 Shakespeare's Globe flourished once more on London's South Bank after an absence of four hundred years. The playhouse is now a major attraction for theater goers, scholars, tourists, teachers and students of all ages, who come to experShakespeare'seare's plays and those of his contemporaries performed in their original conditions. The team of artists and education specialists who made this happen come together here to reflect on their ten-year experiment. Principal actors, designers, musicians and Globe education staff engage with international scholars in a lively debate about the impact of this extraordinary building. Featuring an in-depth interview with former Artistic Director Mark Rylance and a contribution from Patrick Spottiswoode, Founder and Director of Globe Education, the book highlights the complex relationship between designer, composer, actor and audience that give energy to this thrShakespearianperian centre." - p. i.
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