The Empty Space - by Peter Brook (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From director and cofounder of the Royal Shakespeare Company Peter Brook, <i>The Empty Space</i> is a timeless analysis of theatre from the most influential stage director of the twentieth century.<b> </b></b> <p/>As relevant as when it was first published in 1968, <b> </b>groundbreaking director and cofounder of the Royal Shakespeare Company Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to explore the issues facing a theatrical performance--of any scale. He describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting, from Brecht's revolutionary alienation technique to the free form happenings of the 1960s, and from the different styles of such great Shakespearean actors as John Gielgud and Paul Scofield to a joyous impromptu performance in the burnt-out shell of the Hamburg Opera just after the war. <p/>Passionate, unconventional, and fascinating, this book shows how theatre defies rules, builds and shatters illusions, and creates lasting memories for its audiences.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A classic...a hugely influential analysis of the problems confronting contemporary theatre. It's a powerful expression of the belief that it is performance, not a play text in the abstract, that is the essence of stage art."-- "Paul Taylor, The Independent"<br><br>"Peter Brook has written a book that is really about the <i>theater.</i> When he speaks about himself, it is with a view to impart ideas pertinent to craftsmen, serious playgoers and critics alike...What I treasure most in the book is that it always harks back to the artistic, social psychological, practical bases of the theater as a concern of cultural significance."-- "Harold Clurman, The New York Times Book Review"<br><br>"Peter Brook speaks of the theater of the past and the present, of its changes, of its various forms, of what he has seen and sees and of his own work. He speaks with the eloquence, and with the excitement of the explorer finding his way into a vast unknown but, he believes, knowable world...<i>The Empty Space</i> is a brilliantly written, even ecstatic book, full of information of the world's theater and of this ecstatic book, full of information of the world's theater and of this leading worker in the theater."-- "Herman Shumlin, Chicago Sun-Times"<br><br>"Since there is no one on the theatrical scene quite like Brook, there is no other book quite like this one. A <i>must</i> for any and every college library."-- "Choice"<br><br>"The parts of the book which I enjoyed without reservation were Brook's brief but marvelous analyses of Shakespeare's <i>King Lear</i> and <i>Measure for Measure</i>, two plays of which he has made outstandingly the best production of our day."-- "Tyrone Guthrie, The Minneapolis Star"<br><br>"Theatergoers who care about the nature and destination of contemporary drama will be drawn to <i>The Empty Space </i>with ravenous interest."-- "Time"<br><br>"This is a brilliant book, and should be read by many besides the passionate few to whom it will be required reading."-- "W. A. Darlington, The Daily Telegraph (London)"<br>
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