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Author:   Dr Peter Kirwan (Mary Baldwin University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   The Arden Shakespeare
Weight:   0.324kg
ISBN:  

9781474223294

ISBN 10:   147422329
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   21 February 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations Series Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Shakespeare of Roscommon: Tracing a Cheek by Jowl Production The Winter’s Tale (2016-17) and Lady Betty (1989) 2. Touching the Void: Bodies and Space Macbeth (2009-11) and The Duchess of Malfi (1995-6) 3. ‘If I were a woman’: The All-Male Ensemble Twelfth Night (2003-) and As You Like It (1991-5) 4. Cutting and Cross-Cutting: Filmic Space and the Text Cymbeline (2007) and The Tempest (2011-) 5. Conceptual Rooms: Designing Not-Shakespeare ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (2011-14) and Ubu Roi (2013-15) 6. Empathy and Loneliness Much Ado about Nothing (1998) and Measure for Measure (2013-) Conclusion: Evolutions Appendix Notes References Index

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Peter Kirwan's account of Cheek by Jowl's ground-breaking work on Shakespeare is as stylish as it is meticulously researched. With rich interview material woven into a consideration of the company's landmark productions, Kirwan's analysis is sensitive to design, rehearsal process and the importance of collaboration to the company's ethos. This book takes the reader on an evocative journey through some of the most exciting European Shakespeare productions of the past quarter-century. * Pascale Aebischer, University of Exeter, UK *

Kirwan draws on extensive interviews, notations from rehearsals, and multiple viewings of productions both live and on video to describe the company's aesthetic in impressive detail. The book succeeds in confirming Cheek by Jowl's place among the most celebrated classical ensembles working today. * Theatre Journal * Kirwan draws on a rich range of sources in his exploration of the company's work, augmenting his performance analyses with archival research, interviews, and, in the case of The Winter's Tale, even rehearsal observation. This latter approach is particularly fruitful in providing privileged insights into Cheek by Jowl's process and makes a valuable contribution to the burgeoning field of rehearsal studies. * Theatre Notebook *

Peter Kirwan's account of Cheek by Jowl's ground-breaking work on Shakespeare is as stylish as it is meticulously researched. With rich interview material woven into a consideration of the company's landmark productions, Kirwan's analysis is sensitive to design, rehearsal process and the importance of collaboration to the company's ethos. This book takes the reader on an evocative journey through some of the most exciting European Shakespeare productions of the past quarter-century. -- Pascale Aebischer, University of Exeter, UK

Author Information

Peter Kirwan is Associate Professor in Early Modern Drama at the University of Nottingham, UK. His recent books include Shakespeare and the Idea of Apocrypha (2015) and Canonising Shakespeare: Stationers and the Book Trade, 1640–1740 (with Emma Depledge, 2017).

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