It's a powerful expression of the belief that it is performance, not a play text in the abstract, that is the essence of stage art., Theatergoers who care about the nature and destination of contemporary drama will be drawn to The Empty Space with ravenous interest., Peter Brook has written a book that is really about the theater. This is a brilliant book, and should be read by many besides the passionate few to whom it will be required reading., A classic.a hugely influential analysis of the problems confronting contemporary theatre.
Passionate, unconventional, and fascinating, this book shows how theatre defies rules, builds and shatters illusions, and creates lasting memories for its audiences.
He describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting, from Brecht's revolutionary alienation technique to the free form happenings of the 1960s, and from the different styles of such great Shakespearean actors as John Gielgud and Paul Scofield to a joyous impromptu performance in the burnt-out shell of the Hamburg Opera just after the war. As relevant as when it was first published in 1968, groundbreaking director and cofounder of the Royal Shakespeare Company Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to explore the issues facing a theatrical performance-of any scale.
From director and cofounder of the Royal Shakespeare Company Peter Brook, The Empty Space is a timeless analysis of theatre from the most influential stage director of the twentieth century.
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