Devising Theatre with Stan’s Cafe
Author:   Dr Mark Crossley (De Montfort University, UK) ,  James Yarker (Artistic Director, Stan's Cafe theatre company, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition:   HPOD
ISBN:  

9781474267052


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   19 October 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dr Mark Crossley (De Montfort University, UK) ,  James Yarker (Artistic Director, Stan's Cafe theatre company, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Methuen Drama
Edition:   HPOD
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9781474267052


ISBN 10:   147426705
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   19 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations 1. Setting the scene 2. The company in context 3. Getting an Idea 4. Dramaturgy and rehearsal 5. Text in contemporary practice 6. Mise en scène 7. Space and Time 8. Performing: The nature of contemporary ensemble practice 9. Direction 10. Editing 11. Audience and spectatorship 12. Finale Appendices Index

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An in-depth consideration of the practices of UK devised theatre company Stan's Cafe ... Crossley's scholarly voice frames and contextualizes the company's work ... [and] provides insightful descriptions of process, reflections on the performances and practical suggestions for devising starting points. * New Theatre Quarterly *


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Dr. Mark Crossley is a Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He specializes in contemporary intermedial practice and the relationship between professional theatre practice and arts pedagogy. He has written many articles on this subject that have been published in the UK as well as internationally. James Yarker co-founded the theatre company Stan’s Cafe in Birmingham, UK, in 1991. Since that time he has conceived and directed all of the company’s major productions.

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