Name: How to Write about Theatre
Price: 149.53 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Mark Fisher
ISBN: 9781474246293

Type

Physical Book

Author

Mark Fisher

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Language

English

Pages

296

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

20.3 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.42 kg.

ISBN13

9781474246293

Synopsis "How to Write about Theatre"

What do you do if you find yourself weeping in the stalls? How should you react to Jude Law's trousers or David Tennant's hair? Are you prepared to receive toilet paper in the post? What if the show you just damned turns out to be a classic? If you gave it a five-star rave will anyone believe you?Drawing on his long years of experience as a national newspaper critic, Mark Fisher answers such questions with candour, wit and insight. Learning lessons from history's leading critics and taking examples from around the world, he gives practical advice about how to celebrate, analyse and discuss this most ephemeral of art forms - and how to make your writing come alive as you do so.Today, more people than ever are writing about theatre, but whether you're blogging, tweeting or writing an academic essay, your challenges as a critic remain the same: how to capture a performance in words, how to express your opinions and how to keep the reader entertained. This inspirational book shows you the way to do it.Foreword by Chris Jones, Chief theater critic, Chicago Tribune

Mark Fisher

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Mark Fisher (1968-2017) became known as a cultural critic thanks to K-Punk, a pioneering blog in the early years of the internet where he wrote extensive articles on music, contemporary philosophy, political analysis, science fiction, and cinema. Later, he began publishing in prestigious magazines and newspapers such as The Guardian, The Wire, or frieze. He is the author of the books Capitalist Realism, published in Spanish by Caja Negra, and Ghosts of my Life, a selection of essays on impossible futures, depression, and the cultural perception of memory.

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