The Great European Stage Directors Volume 3: Copeau, Komisarjevsky, Guthrie

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Jonathan Pitches (University of Leeds, UK) Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London, UK)

The Great European Stage Directors Volume 3

Copeau, Komisarjevsky, Guthrie

Jonathan Pitches (University of Leeds, UK), Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London, UK)

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Methuen Drama
02 December 2021

Theatre: individual actors & directors; Theatre direction & production

Series: Great Stage Directors

This volume examines the work of directors Jacques Copeau, Theodore Komisarjevsky and Tyrone Guthrie. It explores in detail many of the directors’ key productions, including Copeau’s staging of Molière’s The Tricks of Scapin, Komisarjevsky’s signature season of Chekhov plays at the Barnes Theatre and Guthrie’s pioneering direction of Shakespeare’s plays in North America. This study argues that their work exemplifies the complexity and novelty of the role of theatre directing in the first three-quarters of the 20th century, as Komisarjevsky was in the middle of the genesis of directing in Russia, Copeau launched his directorial career just as the role was gaining definition, and Guthrie was at the vanguard of directing in Britain, at last shaking off the traditions of the actor-manager to formulate the new role of artistic director.

Edited by: Jonathan Pitches (University of Leeds UK)
Series edited by: Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama University of London UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 482g
ISBN: 9781474253963
ISBN 10: 1474253962
Series: Great Stage Directors
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 02 December 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Pitches is Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Leeds, UK.