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Grand-Guignol - The French Theatre of Horror (Paperback)
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Grand-Guignol - The French Theatre of Horror (Paperback)
Series: Exeter Performance Studies
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The Theatre du Grand-Guignol in Paris (1897 - 1962) achieved a
legendary reputation as the 'Theatre of Horror' a venue displaying
such explicit violence and blood-curdling terror that a resident
doctor was employed to treat the numerous spectators who fainted
each night. Indeed, the phrase 'grand guignol' has entered the
language to describe any display of sensational horror. Since the
theatre closed its doors forty years ago, the genre has been
overlooked by critics and theatre historians. This book reconsiders
the importance and influence of the Grand-Guignol within its
social, cultural and historical contexts, and is the first attempt
at a major evaluation of the genre as performance. It gives full
consideration to practical applications and to the challenges
presented to the actor and director. The book also includes
outstanding new translations by the authors of ten Grand-Guignol
plays, none of which have been previously available in English. The
presentation of these plays in English for the first time is an
implicit demand for a total reappraisal of the grand-guignol genre,
not least for the unexpected inclusion of two very funny comedies.
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