Direction

SIMON SHEPHERD is Professor of Theatre and Deputy Principal (Academic) at the Central School of Speech and Drama, UK. He has published on the cultural history of, and concepts about, theatre and its practices since 1981. His works include The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Theatre (2010), Performance Research 14.2 'On Training' (2009), Theatre, Body and Pleasure (2006) and Drama/Theatre/Performance (with Mick Wallis) (2004).

• Preface: This Book and the OthersPART I: FINDING A NAME FOR ITPART II: BEING A DIRECTORWhat is it Directors Do?Methods of DirectionPART III: INTERVIEW WITH RALF RICHARDT STROBECHPART IV: HISTORIESThe Beginning of Directors, and their Possible End: A Brief HistoryThe Pre-history of DirectingChristophe Alix: A Brief History of the Publicly-funded Director in FranceHow Shakespeare Shaped DirectingPART V: DIRECTORS AS AUTHORSAuthoring AuthorityJames Reynolds: Robert Lepage and Authorial ProcessPART VI: AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL GRANDAGEPART VII: THE ART OF ORGANISATIONReferencesIndexBibliography.

'A solid, eminently useful text that will awaken curiosity, orient future study, and provoke classroom discussion.' - James Peck, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, Muhlenberg College, USA