Books in the Directors in Perspective series

First published in 1981, Michael Patterson's was the first book in any language to be devoted to the work of Germany's leading theatre director. The rehearsing, performance and reception of the various texts Stein tackled are thoroughly and vividly recreated here from interviews and archives and in the first-hand account of the workings of the Schaubuhne theatre in West Berlin.

Max Reinhardt (1873 -1943), one of the major theatre figures of the twentieth century, was among the first to establish the importance of the director in modern theatre. In this book Professor Styan is concerned to illustrate Reinhardt's astonishing versatility as director of more than six hundred productions.

This book investigates Antoine's exploration of the possibilities and limitations of stage realism, his concept of a workshop theatre for new writing and acting, his experiments and achievements in the mise en scene at the Theatre Libre and Theatre Antoine, in the classics at the Odeon and in the early silent film.

This is an assessment of the work and influence as a director of Jacques Copeau (1879-1949), who has long been regarded as one of the fathers of twentieth-century French theatre.

This book traces the career of the Russian revolutionary theatre director, Vsevolod Meyerhold, from his early years as a founding member of the Moscow Art Theatre with Stanislavsky, through his Symbolist period, his experiments with commedia dell'arte and other popular forms, to his demise in the Stalin era.

This fascinating study chronicles Peter Brook's development, concluding with some of his most recent and innovative work.

This is a full-length study of Bertolt Brecht's day-to-day work as a theatre director. Professor Fuegi has researched how Brecht worked and reacted with actors how his productions were actually put together in rehearsal. This book is the result of interviews with Brecht's closest associates.

This study provides an illustrated analysis of the French director's most characteristic productions, those of Beckett, Genet and Max Frisch. There are also accounts of his other work on playwrights from Shakespeare to Fugard, a full chronology of his theatrical life, and scene designs.

This book is a revised and expanded version of Ingmar Bergman: Four Decades in the Theatre, by the same authors, published more than ten years ago. The developments that have occurred in the interim have profoundly altered the course of this extraordinary career.

This book sets out to provide a critical evaluation of Andrzej Wajda's work for the theatre. The book examines his career, focusing especially on such milestone productions as his adaptations of Dostoyevsky. The author seeks to reveal the link between his art and Polish culture.

The first comprehensive study of the leading American avant-garde theatre director Robert Wilson.

This 2004 book, traces Suzuki's rise from Little Theatre director to international festival celebrity, links his unique Surrealist dramaturgy with his intercultural training system, and gives in-depth descriptions of his most acclaimed productions.

This is a full-length study of the renowned French theatre director Ariane Mnouchkine, and her company, the Theatre du Soleil. In this fascinating study, Kiernander analyses the elements which inform Mnouchkine's work as well as the input she has had on modern theatre.

For at least the last half-century, Strehler has been an influential and integral part of European theatrical life. This detailed study evaluates the particular qualities which typify Strehler's work: the lyrical realism which has become the hallmark of his mature style and his gift of interpretation and production.