Table of Contents

. Introduction. 1. Stanislavski's 'System' 2. Strasberg's 'Method' 3. Brecht and Epic Theatre 4. Beckett and the Avant-Garde 5. Peter Brook and Ritual Theatre 6. Robert Wilson and the Theatre of Visions 7. Postmodernism and Performance Art.

About the Author

Colin Counsell is a lecturer in English Literature and Theatre Studies at the University of North London. He has worked in the theatre both as a performer and as a director.