Makers of Modern Theatre: An Introduction

by Robert Leach

Who were the giants of the twentieth-century stage, and exactly how did they influence modern theatre? Robert Leach's Makers of Modern Theatre is the first detailed introduction to the work of the key theatre-makers who shaped the drama of the last Konstantin Stanislavsky, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Bertolt Brecht and Antonin Artaud. Leach focuses on the major issues which relate to their dominance of theatre *What was significant in their life and times?
*What is their main legacy?
*What were their dramatic philosophies and practices?
*How have their ideas been adapted since their deaths?
*What are the current critical perspectives on their work? Never before has so much essential information on the making of twentieth-century theatre been compiled in one brilliantly concise, beautifully illustrated book. This is a genuinely insightful volume by one of the foremost theatre historians of our age.

Genres: Theatre

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Dr. Robert Leach is a poet and a theatre practitioner. He has published six collections of poetry, as well as pamphlets and chapbooks. He has also published more than a dozen books of theatre history and theatre theory, including the two volume History of British Theatre and Performance, published by Routledge.

He is a former chair of Borders Writers Forum and currently chair of Melrose Literary Society.

Reviews

[Juliana Stobel]

Way too much unnecessary information and too much repetition. Grey boxes very helpful side information including definitions and contextual information.