My Shakespeare von Greg Doran
A Director's Journey through the First Folio

Kategorie: Bücher
Seiten / Format: 384 S
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Verlag: Bloomsbury TradeMethuen Drama
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 9781350457034

Chapter Page<br>Introduction 8<br>1 Romeo and Juliet: A Prologue 9<br>2 Titus Andronicus 23<br>3 Henry VIII, or All is True. 31<br>4 The Merchant of Venice 39<br>5 The Winter's Tale 45<br>6 Timon of Athens 50<br>7 Macbeth 55<br>8 As You Like It 65<br>9 King John 69<br>10 Much Ado About Nothing 75<br>11 The Taming of The Shrew 85<br>12 All's Well That Ends Well 92<br>13 Othello 98<br>14 Venus&Adonis 110<br>15 A Midsummer Night's Dream 116<br>16 Antony&Cleopatra 127<br>17 Merry Wives: The Musical 134<br>18 Coriolanus 139<br>19 Hamlet 144<br>20 Love's Labour's Lost 153<br>21 Twelfth Night 161<br>22 Julius Caesar 168<br>23 Richard II 176<br>24 Henry IV Part One 183<br>25 Henry IV Part Two 200<br>26 Henry V 203<br>27 King Lear 209<br>28 The Tempest 217<br>29 Troilus and Cressida 225<br>30 Measure for Measure 231<br>31 The Comedy of Errors (a lockdown chapter) 235<br>32 Henry VI Part One 240<br>33 Henry VI Part Two

This career retrospective, centred on the Folio, reflects Doran's temperament:decent, diligent, likeable, lucid. It'sopenly learned, plunging into a close reading of Romeo and Juliet's prologue, but it's also candid. Dominic Cavendish The TelegraphThis book charts the journey of Greg Doran through an account of his experiences either directing or producing each of Shakespeare's plays in the First Folio.

This book charts the journey of Greg Doran through an account of his experiences either directing or producing each of Shakespeare's plays in the First Folio.

THE TIMES'BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR<br><br>This book charts the personal and professional journey of Greg Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2012 until 2022 and"one of the great Shakespearians of his generation"(Sunday Times).<br><br>During his illustrious career, Doran has directed or produced all of the plays within Shakespeare's First Folio -- a milestone reached in the same year that the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of its original publication.<br><br>Each chapter looks at a different play, considering the choices made and weaving in both autobiographical detail and background on the RSC, as well as giving insights into key collaborations, including those with actors such as Judi Dench, David Tennant, Harriet Walter, Patrick Stewart, Simon Russell Beale, Paterson Joseph and Doran's husband, the late Antony Sher, as well as seminal practitioners such as Cicely Berry, John Barton and Terry Hands. The book also includes 16 striking pages with stills from some of the RSC plays.<br><br>Through Doran's account of this extraordinary journey, we see howHenry VIII, initially regarded as a poisoned chalice, became his lucky break; how the tragedy of 9/11 unfolded during a matinee ofKing Johnand how the language of the play went some way in helping to articulate the unfathomable; how a RSC supporter bequeathed their skull to the company to be used as Yorick inHamlet; how meeting Nelson Mandela inspired the production ofJulius Caesar; howFalstaffwas introduced to China for the very first time; and how arachnophobia informed the production ofMacbeth.<br><br>This book uniquely captures the excitement, energy, surprises, joys and agonies of working on these greatest of plays; sheds new light on these plays through Doran's own research and discoveries made in the rehearsal room; and gives unprecedented access into the craft, life and loves of this exceptional director.<br><br>My Shakespeareis also available in audiobook format from audiobook retailers.

2GBGreg Doranhas been described as"one of the supreme Shakespeare directors of our era"(Financial Times) and"one of the finest present day directors of Shakespeare"(SundayTelegraph). He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company as an actor in 1987 and became its Artistic Director in 2012, stepping down in 2022. He has directed and/or produced every single play in the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays at Stratford-upon-Avon. His 2012 production ofJulius Caesarwas described by theatre critic Michael Billington as one the ten best productions in the 60-year history of the RSC and as one of his ten best nights in the theatre ever. Doran delivered the prestigious Richard Dimbleby Lecture on BBC One in 2016. He was awarded the Sam Wanamaker Prize for pioneering work in Shakespearean theatre in 2012 and won a special Olivier Award for outstanding achievement for a season of Jacobean plays in 2002. His writing credits include the bookWoza Shakespeare!,co-authored with Antony Sher. He was named as the 30th Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University for the academic year 2023-2024 and, in 2024, he received a knighthood in the New Year's Honours.

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