Shakespeare in the Theatre

Yukio Ninagawa

Conor Hanratty (Independent Scholar, Japan), Bridget Escolme (Reader, LONDON, UK), Dr. Farah Karim Cooper (Shakespeare's Globe, London, UK) , Peter Holland (University of Notre Dame, USA)

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The Arden Shakespeare
05 March 2020

Theatre: individual actors & directors; Theatre direction & production; Shakespeare studies & criticism

Series: Shakespeare in the Theatre

Yukio Ninagawa (1935–2016) was Japan's foremost director of Shakespeare whose productions were acclaimed around the world. His work was lauded for its spectacular imagery, its inventive use of Japanese iconography and its striking fusion of Eastern and Western theatre traditions.

Over a career spanning six decades, Ninagawa directed 31 of Shakespeare's plays, many of them, including Hamlet, on multiple occasions. His productions of Macbeth, The Tempest, Pericles, Twelfth Night and Cymbeline became seminal events in world Shakespeare production during the last 30 years.

This is the first English-language book dedicated exclusively to Ninagawa’s work. Featuring an overview of his extraordinary output, this study considers his Shakespearean work within the context of his overall career. Individual chapters cover Ninagawa’s approach Shakespeare and Greek tragedy, in particular his landmark productions of Macbeth and Medea, and his eight separate productions of Hamlet. The volume includes a detailed analysis of the Sai-no-Kuni Shakespeare Series – in which Ninagawa set out to stage all of Shakespeare’s plays in his hometown of Saitama, north of Tokyo. Written by Conor Hanratty, who studied with Ninagawa for over a year, it offers a unique and unprecedented glimpse into the work and approach of one of the world’s great theatre directors.

By: Conor Hanratty (Independent Scholar Japan)
Series edited by: Bridget Escolme (Reader LONDON UK), Dr. Farah Karim Cooper (Shakespeare's Globe, London, UK), Peter Holland (University of Notre Dame, USA)
Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 372g
ISBN: 9781350087354
ISBN 10: 1350087351
Series: Shakespeare in the Theatre
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 05 March 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements A Note on the Text Series Preface Foreword by Thelma Holt 1 Introduction 2 Foreign Plays, Japanese Images 3 Hamlet 4 The Sai no Kuni Shakespeare Series 5 Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

Conor Hanratty is a theatre and opera director from Dublin, Ireland. He was awarded a Monbukagakusho (Japanese Government) Scholarship to study at Waseda University in Tokyo, and has an MFA in Directing from UCLA. He spent a year in rehearsal with Ninagawa, observing the creation of several productions.