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John Arden was one of the major playwrights to have emerged during
the 1950s, yet his work has arguably been misunderstood. In this
book, first published in 1974, Albert Hunt's primary concern is to
relate the plays written by John Arden alone, as well as those
written in collaboration with Margaretta D'Arcy, both to Arden's
whole concept of theatre, and to his social and political
attitudes. The book begins with a biographical introduction,
followed by a play-by-play study of Arden's work and a survey of
the impact of his plays in performance, alongside fascinating
images. Celebrating the work and life of the playwright, this
timely reissue will be of particular value to students of theatre
studies as well as professional actors with an interest in John
Arden's plays and theatrical ideologies.
The first part of this book assesses how television presents
viewers with information - contrasting the 'official reality' of
news and current affairs programmes with the anarchic view of the
world put out by such as Morecambe and Wise and the two Ronnies. It
challenges the politics of programme schedules and takes care to
consider the language used in programs designed for different
purposes. The second, inspiring part contains accounts of three of
the author's collaborative video projects which aimed to use the
medium of video storytelling to access a different way of teaching.
The third and most polemical part of the book explores more about
education in relation to television and video. Originally published
in 1981, it is a book about the way that television, through
massive and constant reinforcement, made its own language the only
language; and it presents the attempts - instructive, hilarious,
occasionally quite touching - made by the author and students to
discover other possible languages that television might use.
When Albert Hunt joined the staff of the Regional College of Art,
Bradford, in 1965, he found himself working mostly with
'non-academic' students on a fascinating range of games, projects
and theatre events outside the main stream of exam-oriented
education. In this title, first published in 1976, Albert Hunt
describes this experience, and explains how he himself evolved from
a conventional grammar school teacher to a radical and experimental
educator. In particular, Hunt describes the evolution of new
working relationships between teachers and students, which in turn
highlight an alternative way of viewing society. Hopes for Great
Happenings is not only a vividly interesting account of Albert
Hunt's teaching methods, but is of practical value to anybody
involved in the study of liberal arts, theatre studies or in
community arts work.
When Albert Hunt joined the staff of the Regional College of Art,
Bradford, in 1965, he found himself working mostly with
'non-academic' students on a fascinating range of games, projects
and theatre events outside the main stream of exam-oriented
education. In this title, first published in 1976, Albert Hunt
describes this experience, and explains how he himself evolved from
a conventional grammar school teacher to a radical and experimental
educator. In particular, Hunt describes the evolution of new
working relationships between teachers and students, which in turn
highlight an alternative way of viewing society. Hopes for Great
Happenings is not only a vividly interesting account of Albert
Hunt's teaching methods, but is of practical value to anybody
involved in the study of liberal arts, theatre studies or in
community arts work.
John Arden was one of the major playwrights to have emerged during
the 1950s, yet his work has arguably been misunderstood. In this
book, first published in 1974, Albert Hunt's primary concern is to
relate the plays written by John Arden alone, as well as those
written in collaboration with Margaretta D'Arcy, both to Arden's
whole concept of theatre, and to his social and political
attitudes. The book begins with a biographical introduction,
followed by a play-by-play study of Arden's work and a survey of
the impact of his plays in performance, alongside fascinating
images. Celebrating the work and life of the playwright, this
timely reissue will be of particular value to students of theatre
studies as well as professional actors with an interest in John
Arden's plays and theatrical ideologies.
The first part of this book assesses how television presents
viewers with information - contrasting the 'official reality' of
news and current affairs programmes with the anarchic view of the
world put out by such as Morecambe and Wise and the two Ronnies. It
challenges the politics of programme schedules and takes care to
consider the language used in programs designed for different
purposes. The second, inspiring part contains accounts of three of
the author's collaborative video projects which aimed to use the
medium of video storytelling to access a different way of teaching.
The third and most polemical part of the book explores more about
education in relation to television and video. Originally published
in 1981, it is a book about the way that television, through
massive and constant reinforcement, made its own language the only
language; and it presents the attempts - instructive, hilarious,
occasionally quite touching - made by the author and students to
discover other possible languages that television might use.
Peter Brook is regarded as one of the most important and influential directors today. In this fascinating study, Albert Hunt and Geoffrey Reeves chronicle Brook's development beginning with his earliest productions and concluding with some of his most recent and innovative work. The book also focuses on Brook outside the theater including the film version of his Mahabharata and work for the opera house. The book will be of interest to theater practitioners, students and scholars as well as to the general reader. It includes a chronology of Brook's theater career and is illustrated with rare photographs from key productions.
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