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A SUNDAY TIMES BEST FILM AND THEATRE BOOK OF 2022 'Anyone in love
with the arts will fall in love with this beautifully written and
fascinating book' Kathy Burke Astonish Me! is an adrenaline-charged
rollercoaster through history's seismic first nights, exploring how
individual artists can change and shape the story of culture - and
allow us to see ourselves in new ways. It tells of times when 'the
air between people seems to alter' as art achieves profound change,
across the globe and across history. Dominic Dromgoole has created
a radical and fresh canon. He begins in New York in 1963, as
Lorraine Hansberry remakes American theatre and a nation's
perception of race. And then, as the lights go up, we find
ourselves in Renaissance Florence, watching Michelangelo's David
being hauled into the Piazza della Signoria. The dust settles and
we are transported to the birth of theatre in fifth-century Athens
- and then to Paris to meet with Diaghilev and Stravinsky for the
Rite of Spring. We witness kabuki's creation, as a radical women's
performance, in Kyoto; the Sex Pistols shattering Thatcherite
Britain at Manchester's Free Trade Hall; and watch as Hitchcock
directs Psycho.
A SUNDAY TIMES BEST FILM AND THEATRE BOOK OF 2022 'Anyone in love
with the arts will fall in love with this beautifully written and
fascinating book' Kathy Burke Astonish Me! is an adrenaline-charged
rollercoaster through history's seismic first nights, exploring how
individual artists can change and shape the story of culture - and
allow us to see ourselves in new ways. It tells of times when 'the
air between people seems to alter' as art achieves profound change,
across the globe and across history. Dominic Dromgoole has created
a radical and fresh canon. He begins in New York in 1963, as
Lorraine Hansberry remakes American theatre and a nation's
perception of race. And then, as the lights go up, we find
ourselves in Renaissance Florence, watching Michelangelo's David
being hauled into the Piazza della Signoria. The dust settles and
we are transported to the birth of theatre in fifth-century Athens
- and then to Paris to meet with Diaghilev and Stravinsky for the
Rite of Spring. We witness kabuki's creation, as a radical women's
performance, in Kyoto; the Sex Pistols shattering Thatcherite
Britain at Manchester's Free Trade Hall; and watch as Hitchcock
directs Psycho.
NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2017 Over two full years,
Dromgoole, the Artistic Director of the Shakespeare's Globe
Theatre, and the Globe players toured all seven continents, and
almost 200 countries, performing the Bard's most famous play. They
set their stage in sprawling refugee camps, grand Baltic palaces
and heaving marketplaces - despite food poisoning in Mexico, an
Ebola epidemic in West Africa and political upheaval in Ukraine.
Hamlet: Globe to Globe tells the story of this unprecedented
theatrical adventure, in which Dromgoole shows us the world through
the prism of Shakespeare's universal drama, and asks how a
400-year-old tragedy can bring the world closer together.
Two years, 190,000 miles, 197 countries, one play. For the 450th
anniversary of Shakespeare's birth the Globe Theatre in London
undertook an unparalleled journey to share Hamlet with the entire
world. The tour was the brainchild of Dominic Dromgoole, artistic
director of the Globe, and in Hamlet Globe to Globe, Dromgoole
takes readers along with him on this wildly ambitious expedition.
From performing in sweltering deserts, capital and remote cities,
heaving marketplaces and on Pacific islands, and despite food
poisoning in Mexico, the threat of ambush in Somaliland, an Ebola
epidemic in West Africa, and political upheaval in Ukraine, the
Globe's players tirelessly pushed on. They carried their own props,
instruments, and costumes throughout the journey, and could
construct an entire set in less than two hours. Dromgoole
introduces this impressive cast of sturdy souls, recounting the
highs and lows of their tour, paying witness to Shakespeare's power
to transcend borders and bring people closer together. Dromgoole
also shows us the world through the prism of Shakespeare and why,
in its mystery, it resonates so widely how a sixteenth-century play
can touch the lives of men and women in Sudan, citizens of Beijing,
and Syrian refugees alike. Through the lens of this epic theatrical
journey, Dromgoole gleans new insight into Shakespeare's
masterpiece, exploring the play's history, its meaning, and its
pleasures, and offering a dramatic and heartfelt testament to
Shakespeare's enduring presence on the modern stage.
A collection of William Shakespeare plays filmed at the Globe
Theatre, London. Dominic Dromgoole directs the history plays 'Henry
IV: Part One' and 'Henry IV: Part Two', with Oliver Cotton as King
Henry, Jamie Parker as his son and heir, Prince Hal, and Roger
Allam as the jovial drunkard Sir John Falstaff. Mark Rosenblatt
directs 'Henry VIII', with Dominic Rowan as Henry, Miranda Raison
as Anne Boleyn and Ian McNeice as the powerful Cardinal Wolsey.
Finally, Christopher Luscombe directs 'The Merry Wives of Windsor',
with Christopher Benjamin as the loveable rogue Sir John Falstaff,
and Serena Evans and Sarah Woodward as the scheming mistresses Page
and Ford.
Triple bill of Shakespeare plays produced by London's Globe Theatre
and recorded live in 2009. Thea Sharrock directs romantic comedy
'As You Like It' with Naomi Frederick as Rosalind and Jack Laskey
as Orlando. Dominic Dromgoole directs Shakespeare's intellectual
comedy 'Love's Labour's Lost' which stars Philip Cumbus as the King
of Navarre and Michelle Terry as the Princess of France. Finally,
Dominic Dromgoole directs tragic love story 'Romeo and Juliet',
with Ellie Kendrick and Adetomiwa Edun in the title roles.
Now out in paperback, this highly personal and comprehensive survey
of contemporary drama which celebrates the plays and playwrights at
the forefront of theatre today All the way from A-Z, Dromgoole's
engaging and provocative short essays include his thoughts on
Sebastian Barry, Edward Bond, April de Angelis, Pam Gems, David
Hare, Sarah Kane, Martin McDonagh, Conor McPherson, Harold Pinter,
Mark Ravenhill, and many, many more. Intelligent, partisan,
enthusiastic and always illuminating, this is an insider's guide to
the key shapers of theatre over the last decade, and essential
reading for anyone interested in contemporary theatre. This edition
includes a new afterword."We are living in the middle of a
carnival, a free festival, a fete, a flower show, a harvest home, a
steam fair, a rock festival, a grand glorious tender wild burst of
new plays." Dominic Dromgoole
In this highly personal and comprehensive survey of contemporary
drama, Dominic Dromgoole, one of Britain's most innovative young
directors, celebrates the plays and playwrights at the forefront of
theatre today All the way from A-Z, Dromgoole's engaging and
provocative short essays include his thoughts on Sebastian Barry,
Edward Bond, April de Angelis, Pam Gems, David Hare, Sarah Kane,
Martin McDonagh, Conor McPherson, Harold Pinter, Mark Ravenhill,
and many, many more. Intelligent, partisan, enthusiastic and always
illuminating, this is an insider's guide to the key shapers of
theatre over the last decade, and essential reading for anyone
interested in contemporary theatre."We are living in the middle of
a carnival, a free festival, a fete, a flower show, a harvest home,
a steam fair, a rock festival, a grand glorious tender wild burst
of new plays." Dominic Dromgoole
Recorded live at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London in August
2009, this production of Romeo and Juliet features Ellie Kendrick
and Adetomiwa Edun in the title roles, with direction by Dominic
Dromgoole.
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