Book contents
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Frontispiece
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Part II Influences
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Chapter 24 Post-War British Theatre
- Chapter 25 Acting in Stoppard
- Chapter 26 Adaptations
- Chapter 27 Journalism and Criticism
- Chapter 28 Stoppard’s Novel
- Chapter 29 Radio and Television
- Chapter 30 Screenwriting
- Chapter 31 Stoppard’s Archives
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 25 - Acting in Stoppard
from Part VI - Page, Stage, and Screen
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 June 2021
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Frontispiece
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Part II Influences
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Chapter 24 Post-War British Theatre
- Chapter 25 Acting in Stoppard
- Chapter 26 Adaptations
- Chapter 27 Journalism and Criticism
- Chapter 28 Stoppard’s Novel
- Chapter 29 Radio and Television
- Chapter 30 Screenwriting
- Chapter 31 Stoppard’s Archives
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Acting in Stoppard requires verbal dexterity, great emotional intelligence, and clarity of thought. The original production of Arcadia, in which the essay’s author played Valentine, marked a particularly productive combination of text, actors, and cultural and intellectual history that highlighted the genius of Stoppard’s writing for the theatre.
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- Tom Stoppard in Context , pp. 207 - 213Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021