Shakespeare and Lecoq

This book provides actors, directors, teachers and students with a clear, practical guide to applying the work of influential theatre practitioner Jacques Lecoq to the process of rehearsing or workshopping the Shakespeare text. Written by theatre practitioner Ed Woodall, who trained with Lecoq himself, and Shakespeare academic Abigail Rokison-Woodall, this guide begins with warm-ups and ensemble-building, and moves through explorations of the story, the world of the play, the text, character emotion, thought and physicality and staging. Lecoq''s method often relies on ''play'', and play is often seen as trivial or inconsequential. This book argues that the more playful you are, the more playfully you investigate your speech or scene and the more physically motivated that playfulness is, the more vital and lifelike your acting of Shakespeare will be.>

Auteur

Dr Abigail Rokison-Woodall is Lecturer in Shakespeare and Theatre, The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK and was formerly a professional actor.

Contenu
Chapter 1. Warm-Ups Chapter 2. Building an Ensemble Chapter 3. Exploring the Story Chapter 4. Exploring the World of Play Chapter 5. Exploring the World of Text Chapter 6. Character 1 - Exploring Character, Emotion and Thought Chapter 7. Character 2 - Exploring Character Physicality Chapter 8. Character 3 - Exploring Character Types Chapter 9. Laughter and Play Chapter 10. Staging the Plays Index