On directing Shakespeare: Interviews with contemporary directors

by Ralph Berry

For producers and directors planning a production, several questions inevitably Which play is appropriate for the contemporary audience? Should the text and setting be altered? Twelve leading contemporary directors answer these questions and shed light on what Shakespeare means to them and to their audiences. Illustration.

135 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely engaging and inspiring. There are insights on nearly every page, not least because Berry has some consistent, concrete questions he's asking. He certainly lets the interviews have a life of their own, but there's some control here which allows all these directors to respond to similar prompts. I'll return to this often.

[Jon Clausen · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the author spends more than enough time in this book airing his own hypothesis to his famous subjects, this book is worth reading for the Peter Brook and Trevor Nunn interviews alone.