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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783727703321

Autore

Mackintosh Iain

Titolo

Architecture, actor, and audience / / Iain Mackintosh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993

ISBN

1-134-96911-2

1-134-96912-0

1-138-13285-3

1-280-05044-6

0-203-35901-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Theatre concepts

Disciplina

725.822019

725/.822/019

Soggetti

Theater architecture - Psychological aspects

Theater audiences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; Continuity of character?; The innovation of scenic illusion; The purifiers of the modern movement; Critics and analysts; Film and television; Historic theatres and found space; Directors and designers; Architects, engineers and the multi-purpose; Committees, consultants and flexibility; Actors and audiences; Opera and dance; Unfolding a mystery; Select bibliography; Apologia and acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Understanding the theatre space on both the practical and theoretical level is becoming increasingly important to people working in drama, in whatever capacity. Theatre architecture is one of the most vital ingredients of the theatrical experience and one of the least discussed or understood. In Architecture, Actor and Audience Mackintosh explores the contribution the design of a theatre can make to the theatrical experience, and examines the failings of many modern theatres which despite vigorous defence from the architectural establishment remain unpopular with both audiences an