Joan Littlewood Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader is an invaluable resource for students of physically orientated theatre and performance. This book aims to trace the roots and development of physicality in theatre by combining practical experience of the field with a strong historical and theoretical underpinning.In exploring the histories, cross-overs and intersections of physical theatres, this critical Reader provides:six new, specially commissioned essays, covering each of the book s main themes, from technical traditions to contemporary practises discussion of issues such as the foregrounding of the body, training and performance processes, and the origins of theatre in both play and human cognition a focus on the relationship and tensions between the verbal and the physical in theatre contributions from Augusto Boal, Stephen Berkoff, tienne Decroux, Bertolt Brecht, David George, J-J. Rousseau, Ana Sanchez Colberg, Michael Chekhov, Jeff Nuttall, Jacques Lecoq, Yoshi Oida, Mike Pearson, and Aristotle.

Veteran theatre director Joan Littlewood has been responsible for some of the most unconventional theatrical successes of the century, such as Oh What A Lovely War and the plays of Brendan Behan and Shelagh Delaney. In this autobiography she presents an idiosyncratic account of her life, from her birth in South London just after the outbreak of World War I to her years touring with Theatre Workshop, her relationship with Gerry Raffles, and her work with students and actors worldwide.