Theatre and Adaptation: Return, Rewrite, Repeat

by Margherita Laera (Editor)

Overview

A compelling series of interviews with seventeen internationally-renowned theatre and performance artists exploring their approach to adaptation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472533166
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/23/2014
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Margherita Laera is a lecturer in Drama and Theatre at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. She specialises in contemporary European theatre, translation and transnational performance, and is also a professional arts journalist and theatre translator. Her publications include Reaching Athens: Community, Democracy and Other Mythologies in Adaptations of Greek Tragedy (2013).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Returban, Rewrite, Repeat: The Theatricality of Adaptation
Margherita Laera

Part 1: Returban, Rewrite, Repeat
1. 'It's Very Tied to the Content of the Play': Adrian Kohler, Basil Jones, Mervyn Millar and Jane Taylor of Handspring Puppet Company in Conversation with Nadia Davids
2. Social and Theatrical Adaptation: Grzegorz Jarzyna in conversation with Paul Allain
3. Creating X-Rays of the Text to Dissect the Present: Ivo van Hove of Toneelgroep Amsterdam in Conversation with Peter M. Boenisch
4. 'Something New Is Sure To Happen': Daniel Veronese in Conversation with Jean Graham-Jones
5. Conservative Adaptation in Japanese Noh: Udaka Michishige in Conversation with Diego Pellecchia

Part 2: Defusing Tradition
6. On Literality and Limits: Romeo Castellucci of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio in Conversation with Nicholas Ridout
7. The Subtle Aggressors: Julia Bardsley and Simon Vincenzi in Conversation with Dominic Johnson
8. Between Radical Adaptation and Strategic Adaptability: Ki Catur 'Benyek' Kuncoro in Conversation with Miguel Escobar
9. Beg, Borrow or Steal: Lois Weaver in Conversation with Jen Harvie

Part 3: Intercultural Encounters
10. Shakespeare/Two Gents Productions: Denton Chikura, Tonderai Munyevu and Arne Pohlmeier of Two Gents Productions in Conversation with Penelope Woods
11. Being Affected: Ong Keng Sen of TheatreWorks Singapore in Conversation with William Peterson
12. Hello Darkness My Old Friend: Alvis Hermanis in Conversation with Alan Read

Part 4: Crafting Adaptations
13. The Novel as Obstacle: John Collins of Elevator Repair Service in Conversation with Aoife Monks
14. Doing the Impossible: Katie Mitchell in Conversation with Dan Rebellato
15. 'There Are No Formulas': Emma Rice of Kneehigh in Conversation with Martin Welton
16. 'Expert' Dramaturgies: Helgard Haug of Rimini Protokoll in Conversation with Margherita Laera
17. Theatre as an Intellectual Concertina: Simon Stephens in Conversation with Duška Radosavljevic
Notes on Contributors
Index

Editorial Reviews

In Theatre and Adaptation: Return, Rewrite, Repeat, Margherita Laera has compiled seventeen interviews with adaptors of theatre from around the world, including the adaptation work of directors, actors, translators, and more. ... The international scope of these interviews makes for a noteworthy read, and the language is clear and easy to follow. A brief introduction by each interviewer is included to give the reader a sense of the subject's work and any theoretical background needed to understand the content. This clarity and explanation makes this book accessible even to undergraduate student readers. This book is a useful addition to the conversation surrounding adaptation because it broadens the idea of what adaptation is and can be on a global scale. ... These interviews are a great start for practitioners and students who want to investigate how the theatrical skill-set might be used in a globalized world. ... As a whole, Theatre and Adaptation is delightfully diverse, interesting, and inspiring and a helpful addition to a teacher's bookshelf.
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