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Samuel Beckett's Theatre in America

The Legacy of Alan Schneider as Beckett's American Director

N Bianchini author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:11th Feb '15

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A study of the 30-year collaboration between playwright Samuel Beckett and director Alan Schneider, Bianchini reconstructs their shared American productions between 1956 and 1984. By examining how Beckett was introduced to American audiences, this book leads into a wider historical discussion of American theatre in the mid-to-late 20th century.

“This book is a readable, often fascinating work that relies on a host of source material never before brought together … Samuel Beckett’s Theatre in America will be of enormous assistance to those who wish to better understand either of its central characters, or the American theatre especially in the period from 1956-71, or indeed the relationship between playwright and director in the theatrical process.” (Richard Jones, the Journal of American Drama and Theatre, Vol. 30 (2), 2018)

ISBN: 9781137439857

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 3845g

204 pages