John Bell, Shakespeare and the quest for a new Australian theatre / / by Adrian Kiernander.

• Superior document: Australian Playwrights, Volume 16
• VerfasserIn: Kiernander, Adrian,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Rodopi,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Australian playwrights ; Volume 16.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (213 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary material /; Introduction /; A National Theatre /; Acting Against Tradition /; Directing New Australian Plays /; Entrepreneur and Teacher /; Australian Shakespeares /; Epilogue /; Appendix: Table of Productions /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9401212155
• ISSN: 0921-2531
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Adrian Kiernander.

This book about the work of actor director John Bell is essential reading for anyone interested in Australian theatre and in Shakespearean performance. Adrian Kiernander makes use of the Stage on Screen archive of Australian theatre with extensive video excerpts of performances, and lucidly explains how, for over five decades, Bell has revived and reinvented theatre in Australia with his interpretations of radical new drama and particularly his innovative approach to staging Shakespeare’s plays. This scholarly book reveals why Bell deserves the reputation as a ‘national living treasure’ and a giant of the Australian theatre. It presents a perspective on recent history and national identity through the achievements of theatre and its evolution over time. From carnivalesque to circus, tragedy to farce, Bell has created theatre that is dynamic, vibrant and politically aware and that continues to challenge and excite audiences.