Beschreibung:
Many people today first encounter staged Shakespeare in an open-air setting. This book traces the history of open-air Shakespeares in Australia to investigate why the anomaly of adapting 400-year old plays under Australian skies exerts such a strong appeal.
Many people today first encounter staged Shakespeare in an open-air setting. This book traces the history of open-air Shakespeares in Australia to investigate why the anomaly of adapting 400-year old plays under Australian skies exerts such a strong appeal.
List of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Open-air Shakespeare, Space, Place and Performance 1. Early Experiments: Pastoral and Elizabethan Staging 2. Pageants and Festivals: Shakespeare in the Street 3. Glenn Elston and the Rise of Picnic Shakespeares 4. From Local Park to National Park: After the 1980s Conclusion Bibliography Index