{"product_id":"shakespeare-in-the-theatre-conor-hanratty-9781350239463","title":"Shakespeare in the Theatre: Yukio Ninagawa","description":"Yukio Ninagawa (1935-2016) was Japan's foremost director of Shakespeare whose productions were acclaimed around the world. His work was lauded for its spectacular imagery, its inventive use of Japanese iconography and its striking fusion of Eastern and Western theatre traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver a career spanning six decades, Ninagawa directed 31 of Shakespeare's plays, many of them, including \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, on multiple occasions. His productions of \u003ci\u003eMacbeth, The Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pericles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Twelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Cymbeline\u003c\/i\u003e became seminal events in world Shakespeare production during the last 30 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first English-language book dedicated exclusively to Ninagawa's work. Featuring an overview of his extraordinary output, this study considers his Shakespearean work within the context of his overall career. Individual chapters cover Ninagawa's approach Shakespeare and Greek tragedy, in particular his landmark productions of \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMedea, \u003c\/i\u003eand his eight separate productions of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e. The volume includes a detailed analysis of the \u003ci\u003eSai-no-Kuni Shakespeare Series\u003c\/i\u003e - in which Ninagawa set out to stage all of Shakespeare's plays in his hometown of Saitama, north of Tokyo. Written by Conor Hanratty, who studied with Ninagawa for over a year, it offers a unique and unprecedented glimpse into the work and approach of one of the world's great theatre directo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Conor Hanratty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350239461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350239463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.52d","brand":"Conor Hanratty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993505005823,"sku":"9781350239463","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aff2d283-169e-485a-93db-0dd5d7991648.jpg?v=1683324708","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shakespeare-in-the-theatre-conor-hanratty-9781350239463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}