Author : Richard Hornby
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557832603
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (326 download)
Book Synopsis Mad about Theatre by : Richard Hornby
Download or read book Mad about Theatre written by Richard Hornby and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1996 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). Mad About Theatre is a systematic analysis of the major issues confronting our theatre today: The Decline of Broadway; The Generally Poor Quality of American Stage Acting; The Pretentiousness of our Avant-Garde; The Narrowness of our Playwriting; Broadway In Search of a Musical Fix; Subsidized British Theatre in the Age of Thatcher and Beyond; The Inflated Directing of the Classics; The Growing Vitality of our Regional Theatres (in Playwriting as well as Acting and Directing); The Innovative Use of the Theatre by Minority Groups. Mad About Theatre is not only a major contribution to contemporary theatre criticism, but a call to account for a culture in danger of losing its way. Taken together, these reviews from The Hudson Review , weave a powerful indictment against the status quo, while offering a constructive blueprint for the future.