| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 256 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Theatre makers |
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Theatre makers
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The Route to @AE Harris -- Stan in Context -- What's in this chapter? -- What is this eclectic thing they do? -- Where did it all start? -- Birmingham: The early years and artistic influences -- Ethos and aesthetic -- Local, national and international profile -- Conclusion -- Ideas -- What's in this chapter? -- Who has the ideas? -- Why are you' theatre? -- Making sense -- Constellations across time -- Constraints -- 'Locating' the idea -- Conclusion -- Stan in action: Ideas -- Rehearsing and Directing -- What's in this chapter? -- Rehearsals as war: An introduction from the commander in chief -- Tools for the job -- Is tea a warm up? -- Evolving methods -- Collaboration -- Editing -- Directing -- A final thought on the future of rehearsal -- Stan in action: Rehearsing and directing -- Text -- What's in this chapter? -- Setting the scene -- Stan's Cafe's approach to text -- Text types -- Organic text -- Notational text -- Instructional text -- Pure, written texts -- Conclusion -- Stan in action: Text -- Space and Time -- What's in this chapter? -- Setting the scene -- Space -- Time -- Playing with spatial dimensions -- Scenography -- Time as form -- Real time and extra time -- The Cleansing of Constance Brown: An experiment -- In space and time -- Stan in action: Space and time -- Performing -- What's in this chapter? -- Setting the scene -- Bigger pictures: Keeping an understated eye on the whole -- Here and there: Negotiating persona and character -- What is necessary -- Performance and text -- Conclusion -- Stan in action: Performing -- Audience -- What's in this chapter? -- Setting the scene -- Stan's Cafe and audience -- Co -- authorship -- Audience, space and time -- Audience as performer -- Conclusion -- Stan in action: Audience -- Finale -- Things in the Wings -- Things in the wings: Introduction -- Things in the wings: The route to @AE Harris -- Things in the wings: Stan in context -- Things in the wings: Ideas -- Things in the wings: Rehearsing and directing -- Things in the wings: Text -- Things in the wings: Space and time -- Things in the wings: Performing -- Things in the wings: Audience |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Stan's Cafe (Birmingham, England)
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Theater -- England -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yarker, James, author
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Bloomsbury (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781474267083 (electronic bk.) |
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1474267084 (electronic bk.) |
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