List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on the Text Introduction Chapter 1: Beginners, 1910-59 Chapter 2: Television Times, 1962-68 Chapter 3: Making Movies, 1964-73 Chapter 4: Intimate Spaces, 1972-82 Chapter 5: Toil and Troubles, 1982-2012 Chapter 6: Now-ness, 2000-18 Notes Filmography Bibliography Index
A critical history of television and film adaptations of productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
John Wyver is an independent scholar and a writer and producer and Director, Screen Productions at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
One of the most significant achievements of this book is Wyver's
scrupulously thorough investigation ... [A] meticulously
researched, amply documented and wonderfully wide-ranging
study.
*Times Literary Supplement*
A treasure trove of information … This well-written book will be a
basis for further research and a standard for the interaction
between RSC and the screen. It is one of those books that you read
and think: yes, about time.
*Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance*
This is a book full of facts and informed judgements, and that
makes Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company: A Critical History
by far one of the most useful scholarly books I have read in some
time. Now I want to catch up with John Wyver’s past work.
*The Shakespeare Newsletter*
Remarkable ... A narrative that dramatically (the pun is
deliberate) transforms our knowledge and understanding of the
filming of theatre and of the particularly complex and varied
negotiations between theatre productions on the one hand and the
film and television media on the other...It will take us all a long
time to catch up with the riches of what Wyver has accomplished
here but we will find the journey exhilarating and profoundly
rewarding.
*Theatre Notebook*
Provides an insider’s look at how the Royal Shakespeare Company
(RSC) has navigated the often-turbulent world of broadcasting
productions of Shakespeare. He provides a historical account of the
recording and broadcasting of productions by the RSC that covers
ten decades … Though one can find myriad resources on the
adaptation of Shakespeare to film, Wyver focuses specifically on
how the RSC adapts live Shakespearean productions for television
and film; he keeps in mind both the integrity of the stage and an
audience’s expectation of more than a static, single camera
recording. Thus the volume is an important contribution to
adaptation studies. Summing Up: Recommended
*CHOICE*
The RSC’s relationship with screen media is a topic that has long
needed its history written, and Wyver is the ideal writer for the
task. Lucidly marshalling a wealth of research, including exciting
new discoveries, this book comprehensively chronicles the company’s
complex interactions with broadcasters and filmmakers from the
1950s to the present day. It will be essential reading for anyone
interested in Shakespeare on stage and on screen.
*Susanne Greenhalgh, University of Roehampton, UK*
A careful, richly detailed and painstaking work of history... a
huge achievement of patient archival research and practical
industry knowledge, which will become a standard reference work for
those of us toiling in this area
*Peter Kirwan, University of Nottingham, UK*
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