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.

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre -- Introduction / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre -- A National Theatre / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre -- Acting Against Tradition / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre -- Directing New Australian Plays / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre -- Entrepreneur and Teacher / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre -- Australian Shakespeares / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre -- Epilogue / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre -- Appendix: Table of Productions / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre -- Bibliography / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre -- Index / Editors John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre.