Shakespeare Comes to Broadmoor : Actors are Come Hither - The Performance of Tragedy in a Secure Psychiatric Hospital
Between 1989 and 1991 several of Shakespeare's tragedies were performed in the central hall of Broadmoor Hospital. This book sets these events on record, offering insights into the impact of such drama, in such a setting, upon actors and audience.
[240] pages ; 24 cm
9781853021350, 9781853021213, 1853021350, 1853021210
26310683
Part 1 Dramatis personae: audience - Broadmoor patients and staff, Trevor Walt; actors - The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal National Theatre, Wilde Community Theatre Company; title roles - Hamlet and Romeo, King Lear, From Gertrude to Regan; directors - in search of Hamlet, "Men of Stones", "A Giant's Strength". Part 2 Stage directions: the setting - Broadmoor hospital, Harvey Gordon; the set and stage management, Ian Bayne. Part 3 "Tempest in the Mind" - a collage of criticism. Part 4 Wilder horizons: projective aspects of performance, Alice Theilgaard; the place of drama in custodial settings - responsibility, opportunity, risk, Dominic Barber; the nature and limits of dramatherapy, Sue Jennings. Epilogue - reporting to the "Yet Unknowing World", Murray Cox.