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Open-Air Shakespeare: Under Australian Skies

  • Rosemary Gaby
Book

Part of the Global Shakespeares book series (GSH)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: Open-Air Shakespeare, Space, Place, and Performance
    Rosemary Gaby
    Pages 1-16
  3. Early Experiments: Pastoral and Elizabethan Staging
    Rosemary Gaby
    Pages 17-40
  4. Pageants and Festivals: Shakespeare in the Street
    Rosemary Gaby
    Pages 41-55
  5. Glenn Elston and the Rise of Picnic Shakespeares
    Rosemary Gaby
    Pages 56-76
  6. From Local Park to National Park: After the 1980s
    Rosemary Gaby
    Pages 77-106
  7. Conclusion
    Rosemary Gaby
    Pages 107-111
  8. Back Matter
    Pages 112-123
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About this book

Introduction

Many people today first encounter staged Shakespeare in an open-air setting. This book traces the history of open-air Shakespeares in Australia to investigate why the anomaly of adapting 400-year old plays under Australian skies exerts such a strong appeal.

Keywords

festival stage William Shakespeare

Authors and affiliations

  • Rosemary Gaby
    • 1
  1. 1.University of TasmaniaAustralia

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