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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 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.

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Series Editor’s Preface Acknowledgments Note on References Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One: A National Theatre Chapter Two: Acting Against Tradition Chapter Three: Directing New Australian Plays Chapter Four: Entrepreneur and Teacher Chapter Five: Australian Shakespeares Epilogue: Australian Shakespeare in the New Millennium Appendix: Table of Productions Bibliography Index

John Bell, Shakespeare and the Quest for a New Australian Theatre

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 12/02/2015
      ISBN13: 9789042039339, 978-9042039339
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      Book Synopsis
      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 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.

      Table of Contents
      Series Editor’s Preface Acknowledgments Note on References Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One: A National Theatre Chapter Two: Acting Against Tradition Chapter Three: Directing New Australian Plays Chapter Four: Entrepreneur and Teacher Chapter Five: Australian Shakespeares Epilogue: Australian Shakespeare in the New Millennium Appendix: Table of Productions Bibliography Index

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