{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-brecht-a-practical-guide-for-actors-directors-students-and-teachers-9781350419629","title":"Shakespeare and Brecht: A Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis practical guide uncovers the roots of Brecht's lifelong obsession with Shakespeare and makes the case for reading the two together today.\u003c\/b\u003e By connecting these two great playwrights, Stephen Unwin imagines new possibilities for Brechtian productions of Shakespeare and outlines practical suggestions for how to stage such productions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on directing and performance experience in over 60 productions, Unwin's knowledge of Brecht provides students, teachers, and practitioners with practical exercises for use in the classroom and rehearsal room. The book charts a chronology of Brecht's engagement with Shakespeare before delving into his core theories and practices which detail a Brechtian approach to reading, performing and staging Shakespeare that is still pertinent today. Unwin also provides an in-depth look at five of Shakespeare's plays through Brecht's own words and imagines a Brechtian staging for them. In simple, non-theoretical language \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Brecht\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how Brecht can help us understand Shakespeare, but also how an understanding of Shakespeare can help explain Brecht for a new chapter of Brechtian Shakespeare in the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arden Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Arden Performance Companions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.9lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350419629","brand":"Arden Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45229753335945,"sku":"9781350419629","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_454db01e-10a7-4a77-a46e-b68b398c5e53.jpg?v=1770113088","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/shakespeare-and-brecht-a-practical-guide-for-actors-directors-students-and-teachers-9781350419629","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}