Title The making of theatrical reputations : studies from the modern London theatre / Yael Zarhy-Levo

Published Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (x, 290 pages) : illustrations Series Studies in theatre history & culture Studies in theatre history and culture. Contents Introduction -- 1. Convergent forces: the English Stage Company and Look Back in Anger -- 2. Divergent forces : Theatre Workshop -- 3. John Arden : the playwright who wouldn't play ball -- 4. Harold Pinter : who controls the playwright's image? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary Today's successful plays and playwrights achieve their prominence not simply because of their intrinsic merit but because of the work of mediators, who influence the whole trajectory of a playwright's or a theatre company's career. Critics and academic writers are primarily considered the makers of reputations, but funding organizations and various media agents as well as artistic directors, producers, and directors also pursue separate agendas in shaping the reputations of theatrical works. In The Making of Theatrical Reputations Yael Zarhy-Levo demonstrates the processes through which these Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-277) and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Arden, John fast Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008 fast Subject Dramatic criticism -- England -- London -- 20th century -- Influence Theater critics -- England -- London -- 20th century Theater -- England -- London -- Public opinion -- 20th century Theater -- Public relations -- England -- London -- 20th century Theater -- Production and direction -- England -- London -- 20th century -- Case studies Dramatists -- Appreciation -- England -- London -- 20th century -- Case studies PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism. DRAMA -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Dramatic criticism English drama -- Appreciation Theater Theater critics Theater -- Production and direction Theater -- Public relations England -- London Great Britain Genre/Form Case studies Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781587297793 1587297795

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