Table of Contents

Introduction: why?; 1. Why theatre history? David Wiles; Part I. When?: Indicative Timeline: 2. Modernist theatre Stefan Hulfeld; 3. Baroque to romantic theatre Christopher Baugh; 4. Medieval, renaissance and early modern theatre David Wiles; 5. Classical theatre Erika Fischer-Lichte; Part II. Where?: 6. Liverpool Ros Merkin; 7. Finland S. E. Wilmer; 8. Egypt Hazem Azmy; 9. Traditional theatre: the case of Japanese Noh Diego Pellecchia; 10. Reflections on a global theatre history Marvin Carlson; Part III. What?: 11. The audience Willmar Sauter; 12. The art of acting Josette Féral; 13. Music theatre and musical theatre Zachary Dunbar; 14. Circus Marius Kwint; Part IV. How?: 15. The nature of historical evidence: a case study Thomas Postlewait; 16. The visual record: the case of Hamlet Barbara Hodgdon; 17. Museums, archives and collecting Fiona Macintosh; 18. Re:enactment Gilli Bush-Bailey; 19. The internet: history 2.0? Jacky Bratton and Grant Tyler Peterson.

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A wide-ranging set of essays that explain what theatre history is and why we need to engage with it.

About the Author

David Wiles is Professor of Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published nine books, including Tragedy in Athens: Performance Space and Theatrical Meaning (1997), Greek Theatre Performance (2000), A Short History of Western Performance Space (2003) and Theatre and Citizenship: The History of a Practice (2010). His major areas of historical interest are Elizabethan and Greek theatre and his special interest in the theatre mask culminated in the publication of Mask and Performance in Greek Tragedy in 2007. His Greek Theatre Performance (2000) has been widely used by undergraduates. He has been shortlisted for Runciman, Criticos and STR prizes. He currently convenes the theatre historiography working group for the International Federation for Theatre Research. Christine Dymkowski is Professor of Drama and Theatre History at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has a special interest in Edwardian theatre, feminist/women's theatre and the history of Shakespeare production within its wider cultural contexts. Co-founder of the working group on Feminist Theatre/Women in Theatre for the International Federation for Theatre Research, she has written numerous articles and papers on Lena Ashwell, Edith Craig, Cicely Hamilton, Susan Glaspell, Caryl Churchill, Sarah Daniels and Timberlake Wertenbaker. Her work on Shakespeare includes Harley Granville Barker: A Preface to Modern Shakespeare (1986); The Tempest in the Cambridge University Press Shakespeare in Production series (2000); 'Ancient [and Modern] Gower: Presenting Shakespeare's Pericles', in P. Butterworth (ed.), The Narrator, the Expositor and the Prompter in European Medieval Theatre (2007); and 'Measure for Measure: Shakespeare's twentieth-century play', in Shakespeare in Stages, which she co-edited with Christie Carson (Cambridge University Press, 2010). She is also Theatre History editor of the forthcoming New Variorum Tempest.

Reviews

'Seasoned scholars and students alike will find much of value in this diverse collection. Highly recommended.' J. Fisher, Choice