Impossible plays: adventures with the Cottesloe Company

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This is the story of the Cottesloe Company of actors, operating from the National Theatre, told by two of its leading members. It includes accounts of all the major productions including 'The Mysteries' and 'Larkrise to Candleford'.

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Full title :Impossible plays : adventures with the Cottesloe Company / Keith Dewhurst and Jack Shepherd.

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Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Methuen Drama
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006.

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Description:1 online resource (xviii, 235 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781408147276, 1408147270, 1408147289, 9781408147283
oclc:ocn879202862
LC Classification:PN2596.L7
Dewey Decimal:792.094210904

Cover; Contents; Foreword: Impossible Plays; Introduction: A Theatrical Ideal; PART ONE: AT THE ROYAL COURT; 1. The French Connection; 2. A Royal Court Actor; The Royal Court Studio; A word on the acting; Transforming the space; 3. Bill Bryden; The Greenock dreamer; The Journey of the Fifth Horse; A vision of the future; 4. Pirate Black; Staging Pirates; The actors; 5. Victor Henry: The Company Member Who Never was; 6. The Baby Elephant; 7. Corruna!; Writing for a company; Why 'Impossible'?; The flower path; The alienation effect; Corruna! on tour; The mysteries of the wrestlers' hotel.

A Corruna! summary8. The Royal Court: Publicity and Personalities; Tony Richardson: 'Can No One Clear the Peacock Shit off this Terrace?'; PART TWO: SCOTLAND; 9. Willie Rough; 10. The Misanthrope; 11. Life at the Lyceum; The acting company; Kidnapped; The integrity of the space; The Miser; 12. The Magic Island; PART THREE: THE NATIONAL THEATRE; 13. The Early Days of the NT; Watch It Come Down; Social life; Il Campiello; 14. Medieval Mysteries; The Passion; Seeing The Passion; Impact; Judas; The poet's revenge; The Crucifixion play; 15. Lark Rise; Luggage; Lark Rise; Writing Lark Rise.

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Bryden, Bill Cottesloe Company Cottesloe Theatre (London, England) England -- London History London PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater Theater Theater -- History -- 20th century. -- … Théâtre -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. -- A… Theatrical companies Theatrical companies -- History -- 20th… Troupes de théâtre -- Histoire -- 20e s…