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Within the space of a year, between 1995 and 1996, three highly unusual shows were produced by three celebrated figures in world theatre: Qui Est La, directed by Peter Brook, Elsinore, directed by Robert Lepage, and Hamlet: a monologue, directed by Robert Wilson. Each was a version-at least in part-of Shakespeare's Hamlet, although none of them treated the show in anything like an orthodox manner.

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A highly literate guide to theatrical postmodernism and the latest trends in avant-garde schowmanship....Lavender's grasp of mise-en-scene is all-embracing. It makes what he says about these innovators all the more astute and convincing. A highly literate guide to theatrical postmodernism and the latest trends in avant-garde showmanship....Lavender's grasp of mise-en-scene is all-embracing. It makes what he says about these innovators all the more astute and convincing. American Book Review

A highly literate guide to theatrical postmodernism and the latest trends in avant-garde schowmanship....Lavender's grasp of mise-en-scene is all-embracing. It makes what he says about these innovators all the more astute and convincing.

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Andy Lavender is a (London) Times journalist, and teaches at Central School of Drama. He lives in the UK.

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