{"product_id":"the-open-door-thoughts-on-acting-and-theatre-paperback","title":"The Open Door: Thoughts on Acting and Theatre - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Brook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cb\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003eTragedy of Carmen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003efrom \u003cb\u003eMarat\/Sade\u003c\/b\u003e to the epic \u003cb\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/b\u003e, Peter Brook has reinvented modern theatre, not once but again and again. In \u003cb\u003eThe Open Door\u003c\/b\u003e the visionary director and theorist offers a lucid, comprehensive exposition of the philosophy that underlies his work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a philosophy of paradoxes: We come to the theatre to find life, but that life must be different from the life we find outside. Actors have to prepare painstakingly yet be willing to sacrifice the results of their preparation. The director's most reliable tool may be his capacity to be bored. Brook illustrates these principles with anecdotes that span his entire career and that demonstrate his familiarity with Shakespeare, Chekhov, and the indigenous theatres of India and Iran. The result is an unparalleled look at what happens both onstage and behind the scenes, fresh in its insights and elegant in its prose.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom King Lear to the Tragedy of Carmen,\" from Marat\/Sade to the epic Mahabharata, Peter Brook has reinvented modern theatre, not once but again and again. In The Open Door the visionary director and theorist offers a lucid, comprehensive exposition of the philosophy that underlies his work. \u003cbr\u003eIt is a philosophy of paradoxes: We come to the theatre to find life, but that life must be different from the life we find outside. Actors have to prepare painstakingly yet be willing to sacrifice the results of their preparation. The director's most reliable tool may be his capacity to be bored. Brook illustrates these principles with anecdotes that span his entire career and that demonstrate his familiarity with Shakespeare, Chekhov, and the indigenous theatres of India and Iran. The result is an unparalleled look at what happens both onstage and behind the scenes, fresh in its insights and elegant in its prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Brook was born in London and received his M.A. at Oxford, where he founded the Oxford University Film Society. He has been a director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and currently heads the International Centre of Theatre Research, in Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has directed over fifty productions, among them \u003ci\u003eLove's Labour's Lost, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e in Stratford-upon-Avon; \u003ci\u003eRing Around the Moon, Oedipus, A View from the Bridge, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e in London; \u003ci\u003eThe Visit, Marat\/Sade, A Midsummer Night's Dream, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of Carmen\u003c\/i\u003e in New York; \u003ci\u003eSeargeant Musgrave's Dance, The Conference of the Birds, Timon of Athens, The Mahabharata, The Cherry Orchard, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest. \u003c\/i\u003eAmong the films he has directed are \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies, King Lear, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMeetings with Remarkable Men\u003c\/i\u003e. His operas include \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Figaro \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBoris Godunov \u003c\/i\u003eat Covent Garden, and \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEug?ne Onegin\u003c\/i\u003e at the Metropolitan Opera. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Space \u003c\/i\u003e(1968) and \u003ci\u003eThe Shifting Point\u003c\/i\u003e (1987).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.02 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52711010304307,"sku":"9781400077878","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/l1Ps2jxHHd9781400077878.webp?v=1763506658","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-open-door-thoughts-on-acting-and-theatre-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}