Contains the plays Rookery Nook; Thark; Plunder and The Bed Before Yesterday. lsquo;Travers should be regarded as an important figure post-Pinero and pre-Orton; and certainly one of the most skilled of British farceursrsquo; Oxford Dictionary of National Biographylsquo;The single-track dirty mind; the double entendre; the treble think; the quadruple bluff: funny names; funny local yokels; domineering women; pretty girls and the ever-swinging bedroom doorhellip; Explosively funnyrsquo; Richard Usborne; The Times Literary Supplement
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Tiffany Sterns; one of the great young Shakespeare scholars and researchersBy Charles SalembierAn important part of appreciating (and teaching) plays from the Renaissance period involves understanding the relationship between the poet and the acting company; and the extent to which rehearsal practices of the period placed a large burden on the poet to include acting instructions within the plays text.Drawing clues from a broad array of sources; Professor Stern provides a detailed look at rehearsal practices from the late sixteenth century and onward.Especially as regards Shakespeare; understanding the very limited rehearsal time; especially when compared to modern day practices; employed by companies that put on essentially a different play every afternoon; offers a valuable new insight into the importance of rhetorical and metrical structure as well as many kinds of imbedded stage directions.6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Shakespeares players come to lifeBy A CustomerTiffany Sterns groundbreaking book will revolutionise your view of Shakespeare in a fascinating discussion of day to day life in the theatre. Read how actors had copies only of their own parts - many didnt know the story of the whole play until performance. Learn about ad libbing clowns and heroines who fall in love; literally; on cue. The Shakespearean sections combine ingenious archival research (from coal bills to prompt books) with sensitive textual analysis. The Restoration and seventeenth century sections are alive with comic anecdote and original insight; not to mention Garricks mechanical wig. This book will change your perceptions of drama in the past; but will also raise questions about theatrical practice today. Invaluable to all who love the theatre.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Valuable Information for teachers of LiteratureBy GypsyboobooTiffany Sterns book offers revelations about the theater based on her extensive research into the rehearsal processes of each period. Her writing is also accessible for those who may not love lit. crit. speak.
