ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY 2000

First Easter
Four Lectures on Shakespeare
Free State, The
Murmuring Judges
People Make Plays
Stanislavsky: The Art of the Stage
Stoppard
Theatre at Work
With a Crack in her Voice
Additions to the library 2001

FOUR LECTURES ON SHAKESPEARE by Ellen Terry.
Given between 1911 and 1921 in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Britain, they cover Children in the plays, The Triumphant Women, The Pathetic Women and Letters in the plays. Plus glimpses of Henry Irving, Sarah Siddons et al. Fascinating stuff. Back

STANISLAVSKY:THE ART OF THE STAGE. Translated, and with extensive introduction, by David Magarshack.

The great Russian's manual of stagecraft. Back

THEATRE AT WORK by Jim Hiley.

The story of the National's production of Brecht's Galileo.Back

JUDI DENCH "WITH A CRACK IN HER VOICE" by John Miller.

A biography of our patron - an affectionate and very readable portrait. Back

PEOPLE MAKE PLAYS ed. Pamela Dellar.

Pamela Dellar kindly donated this copy. Aspects of community theatre in Hull since 1955. Back

STOPPARD by Richard Corballis.

A study of themes in Stoppard's plays.Back

AND PLAYS:

FIRST EASTER by Les Ellison.

Nine short sketches mostly for 2 people, enacting in modern speech aspects of Holy Week and Easter from the point of view of Angels, Caterers (the Last Supper!), Conspirators, Soldiers, Tourists, Lawyers, Gardeners and Fishermen. Witty and effective treatment. Back

FREE STATE, THE by Janet Suzman.

7m, 5f. Subtitled "A South African response to the Cherry Orchard", it "looks at the lives of whites and blacks shifted irrevocably by the winds of political change." Set in 1994. Transplanted, Chekhov's characters and themes take on new resonances. An intriguing concept excellently carried out. Published 2000. Back

MURMURING JUDGES by David Hare.

Revised 1993. 20m, 6f. Second play in the trilogy about British institutions, interweaving aspects of the police force, the bar, the bench and the prison service. Strong drama and interesting characterizations. Back