Performing Shakespeare on an Endangered Planet
Author:   Katherine Steele Brokaw (University of California, Merced) ,  Elizabeth Freestone (Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781009569590


Pages:   124
Publication Date:   24 July 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Performing Shakespeare on an Endangered Planet


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Given the many environmental crises facing the planet, we need to use all tools to address them, including Shakespearean theatre. This Element explains why Shakespeare is well-positioned to be an eco-playwright, how theatre-makers can adapt his plays to matter now, and how to make more ecological the many processes of Shakespearean theatre, from set design to performing outdoors. The co-authors are both directors, and conversations between them about their recent eco-productions of The Tempest for the Royal Shakespeare Company and A Midsummer Night's Dream for Shakespeare in Yosemite (California) give clear examples of both the why and how of eco-theatrical Shakespeare.

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Author:   Katherine Steele Brokaw (University of California, Merced) ,  Elizabeth Freestone (Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Weight:   0.124kg
ISBN:  

9781009569590


ISBN 10:   1009569597
Pages:   124
Publication Date:   24 July 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Discovering Shakespearean Eco-Theatre; 1. Why Eco-Shakespeare?; 2. Eco-Themes, or How to Select and Adapt Shakespearean Texts for Eco-Performance; 3. Eco-Practices, or, How to Make Shakespeare Plays that Don't Cost the Earth; Epilogue: Green Teaching; Appendix A: Selected Eco-Shakespearean Companies and Organizations; Appendix B: Selected Eco-Shakespearean Productions and Films; References.

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