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Book SynopsisIn 1994 the Arts Council of Great Britain brought together a number of theatre directors as part of the City of Drama celebrations. This is a collection of interviews and discussions with directors who have helped shape the development of theatre in the last 20 years. They include Peter Brook, Peter Stein, Augusto Boal, Jorge Lavelli, Lluis Pasqual, Lev Dodin, Maria Irene Fornes, Jonathan Miller, Jatinder Verma, Peter Sellars, Declan Donnellan, Ariane Mnouchkine, Ion Caramitru, Yukio Ninagawa and Robert Wilson. In addition to the art and craft of directing, there are discussions on multiculturalism; the classical repertoire; theatre companies and institutions; working in a foreign language; opera; Shakespeare; new technologies; the art of acting; design; international festivals; politics and aesthetics; the audience; and theatre and society. Finally, there is an epilogue by Peter Brook, Jonathan Miller and Oliver Sacks.
Table of ContentsThe list of contributors is a roll-call of the directors who have helped shape the development
of theatre in the last twenty years, including:
Augusto Boal
Peter Brook
Ion Caramitru
Declan Donnellan
Lev Dodin
Maria Irene Fornes
Jorge Lavelli
Robert Lepage
Jonathan Miller
Ariane Mnouchkine
Yukio Ninegawa
Lluis Pasqual
Peter Sellars
Peter Stein
Georgio Strehler
Jatinder Verma
Deborah Warner
Robert Wilson
