The Set-Up

An Anatomy of the English Theatre Today
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-88967-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 520 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 1973, this book investigates the power and the pressures behind English theatre in the late 20th Century, analysing its structure and systems, and the way that money and motives flow through it. On the one hand there are the organisations: the big national companies, the West End managements, the regional repertory theatres, the ‘fringe’ groups, the trade unions, the Arts Council. On the other are the individuals: actors, directors, playwrights, agents, administrators. Ronald Hayman’s challenging book illuminates the conflicts and contradictions in the set-up. It is a mine of information about how theatres are run, how shows pay their way, and what happens when they don’t.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hayman, Ronald

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theater: Technik, Bühnentechnik, Einrichtung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.The Actor’s Motives 2. The Actor’s Relationships 3. The Actor Prepares – For What? 4. The Theatre and the Theatres 5. The National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company 6. The West End 7. The Royal Court 8. The Mermaid 9. The Regions Versus London 10. Repertory 11. The Fringe 12. Culture and the Arts Council 13. Equity and Democracy 14. The Actor’s Agent 15. The Playwright and His Agent 16. Directors 17. The Audience and Its Motives.