Name: Stephen Joseph: Theatre Pioneer and Provocateur von Paul Elsam
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Stephen Joseph: Theatre Pioneer and Provocateur Paul Elsam

A 1967 obituary in The Times labelled Stephen Joseph 'the most successful missionary to work in the English theatre since the second world war'. This radical man brought theatre-in-the-round to Britain, provoked Ayckbourn, Pinter and verbatim theatre creator Peter Cheeseman to write and direct, and democratised theatregoing. This monograph investigates his forgotten legacy. This monograph draws on largely unsorted archival material (including letters from Harold Pinter, J. B. Priestley, Peggy Ramsay and others), and on new interviews with figures including Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Trevor Griffiths and Sir Ben Kingsley, to demonstrate how the impact on theatre in Britain of manager, director and 'missionary' Stephen Joseph has been far greater than is currently acknowledged within traditional theatre history narratives. The text provides a detailed assessment of Joseph's work and ideas during his lifetime, and summarises his broadly-unrecognised posthumous legacy within contemporary theatre. Throughout the book Paul Elsam identifies Joseph's work and ideas, and illustrates and analyses how others have responded to them. Key incidents and events during Joseph's career are interrogated, and case studies that highlight Joseph's influence and working methods are provided.

Stephen Joseph: Theatre Pioneer and Provocateur Bewertungen

There are good reasons for theatre-makers, scholars and historians to read this fascinating study salvaging the achievements and hidden legacy of a pioneer and provocateur ... The publication is neither a dry chronicle nor a technical manual prescribing methods for advancing socially inclusive theatre. Rather, it is a lively synthesis of anecdotal incidents, opinions and events culled from interviews and publications astutely integrated with meticulous scholarship offering oblique insights into a wealth of unfamiliar cultural norms ... Moreover, the writing is that of a theatre historian with a keen dramaturgical sense of presenting his subject ... Elsam's publication offers a fine template for South African research scholars. More crucially, for anyone committed to practices that are culturally inclusive and transformative, transposing Joseph's ideas to the South African context offers dynamic ways of thinking about collaborative practice, the choice of stories to tell and presentation styles to adopt. -- Sarah Roberts * South African Theatre Journal, 27:3 *
Elsam has been at pains to explore even indirect traces of Joseph's impact on theatre and theatrical practitioners and to demonstrate the effects of his work into the present century. ... Elsam provides substantial information, much of it drawn from letters, about Joseph's efforts to find support for his experimental work and about his quarrels with established theater critics such as W.A. Darlington and Kenneth Tynan. -- Verna A. Foster, Loyola University Chicago, USA * Text & Presentation *
In this well-researched study, the author strives to offer 'a fresh and deep reappraisal of Joseph's work, and a thorough re-examination of his discoveries' (x)-which he does. ... [Elsam's] book makes a powerful case as to the centrality of Stephen Joseph in British theatrical history and practice. -- Stephanie Ticker * Theatre Journal *

Über Paul Elsam

Paul Elsam trained as an actor at the former Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre, UK, and has worked widely as a performer in theatre, radio, film and television, including in BAFTA and Olivier-nominated productions on stage and screen. He has directed professional actors and students in both the UK and the USA, often working 'in the round'. He has held teaching posts at the universities of Hull and Teesside, and at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. He maintains a strong research interest in post-war theatre historiography, and in the praxis of actor training.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Sir Alan Ayckbourn Acknowledgements List of illustrations Introduction Stephen Joseph: Timeline Chapter One: Mission Chapter Two: Ayckbourn and Cheeseman - twin proteges Chapter Three: Joseph's Seven Routes to the Unknown Chapter Four: New Makers Chapter Five: Joseph and the Establishment Conclusion Afterword Appendix Bibliography

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Sku

GOR006116258

ISBN 13

9781472586711

ISBN 10

1472586719

Titel

Stephen Joseph: Theatre Pioneer and Provocateur Paul Elsam

Autor

Paul Elsam

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Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

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Broschiert

Verlag

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Datum

20140925

Anzahl der Seiten

224

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