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As You Like It: Language and Writing

By: Abigail Rokison-Woodall

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As You Like It: Language and Writing

By: Abigail Rokison-Woodall

As You Like It: Language and Writing explores one of Shakespeare's best-known comedies. It considers the literary and theatrical contexts in which Shakespeare was writing; examines, in detail, the different forms of language used in the play and considers ways in which language and meaning have changed over time, and are affected by performance. Each chapter contains a 'Writing matters' section which provides suggestions for activities that can further enhance a student's understanding of the play. This informative guide to Shakespeare's popular comedy equips students with the critical skills to analyze its language, structure and themes and to expand and enrich their own responses to the play.

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169

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350120448

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9781350120440

Shakespeare and Lecoq

A Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers

By: Ed Woodall,Abigail Rokison-Woodall

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Shakespeare and Lecoq

A Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers

By: Ed Woodall,Abigail Rokison-Woodall

This book provides actors, directors, teachers and students with a clear, practical guide to applying the work of influential theatre practitioner Jacques Lecoq to the process of rehearsing or workshopping the Shakespeare text. Written by theatre practitioner Ed Woodall, who trained with Lecoq himself, and Shakespeare academic Abigail Rokison-Woodall, this guide begins with warm-ups and ensemble-building, and moves through explorations of the story, the world of the play, the text, character emotion, thought and physicality and staging. Lecoq's method often relies on 'play', and play is often seen as trivial or inconsequential. This book argues that the more playful you are, the more playfully you investigate your speech or scene and the more physically motivated that playfulness is, the more vital and lifelike your acting of Shakespeare will be.

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241

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350244112

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9781350244115

Shakespeare in the Theatre: Nicholas Hytner

By: Abigail Rokison-Woodall

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Shakespeare in the Theatre: Nicholas Hytner

By: Abigail Rokison-Woodall

Part of the series Shakespeare in the Theatre, this book examines the work of renowned theatre director Nicholas Hytner (Artistic Director of the National Theatre from 2003-2015). Featuring case studies of Hytner's Shakespeare productions and interviews with actors, designers, directors and other practitioners with whom Hytner has worked, it explores Hytner's own productions of Shakespeare's plays within their respective socio-cultural contexts and the context of Hytner's other directing work, and examines his working practices and the impact of his Artistic directorship on the centrality of Shakespeare within the repertoire of the National Theatre.

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262

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472581628

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9781472581624

Shakespeare for Young People

Productions, Versions and Adaptations

By: Abigail Rokison-Woodall

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Shakespeare for Young People

Productions, Versions and Adaptations

By: Abigail Rokison-Woodall

The search to find engaging and inspiring ways to introduce children and young adults to Shakespeare has resulted in a rich variety of approaches to producing and adapting Shakespeare's plays and the stories and characters at their heart. Shakespeare for Young People is the only comprehensive overview of such productions and adaptations, and engages with a wide range of genres, including both British and American examples. Abigail Rokison covers stage and screen productions, shortened versions, prose narratives and picture books (including Manga), animations and original novels. The book combines an informative guide to these interpretations of Shakespeare, discussed with critical analysis of their relative strengths. It also includes extensive interviews with directors, actors and writers involved in the projects discussed'.

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