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The Theatre of Tom Stoppard
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Addressed to the enthusiastic theatregoer as well as to students of contemporary theatre, this new edition includes a fresh chapter on Hapgood. Anthony Jenkins is an actor and director as well as a teacher of drama, and this refreshing perspective informs his writing. He is interested in how Stoppard's plays work in the theatre (and on radio and television), and describes the playwright's use of stage space and action, interior emotions, the pauses in the dialogue, as well as the dialogue itself. Recently, critics have pointed to the political emphasis of the later plays. To Jenkins, Stoppard's career is all of a piece and is best described chronologically. The whole dramatic output, with the exception of the adaptations and film-scripts, is examined in detail: three short stories and the novel Lord Malquist and Mr Moon are considered as essential to an appreciation of Stoppard's theatrical imagination; comments on the radio and television plays interweave and support discussion of the major plays from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to The Real Thing and Hapgood.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1067231 in Books
- Published on: 1989-04-20
- Released on: 2008-08-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 216 pages
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'This attractively written and always accessible study of the whole of Stoppard's oeuvre traces the playwright's work, showing how his strengths lie in his preoccupation with our essential humanity.' The Stage and TV Today
Customer Reviews
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I'm a drama student at uni and found this book absolutely wonderful. For essays it's incredibly helpful because it goes into a lot of detail about Stoppard's work and so you can quote away to your hearts content.
A problem I have often found with drama 'reference books' in the past is that they can be very dry and difficult to read but I would recommend this to absolutely anyone but this was written in an understandable way.. It's a fascinating read and should be read by anyone with an interest in theatre, whether it's professional or recreational.
