{"product_id":"shakespeare-in-the-theatre-mika-eglinton-9781350189683","title":"Shakespeare in the Theatre: Satoshi Miyagi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on interview material, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecurrent scholarship and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edocuments from the Ku Na'uka and SPAC archives, this book is the first major appraisal of Miyagi's 30-year career as one of Japan's leading directors of Shakespeare.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt provides an in-depth critique of Miyagi's approach to directing Shakespeare through studies of his highly visual and physical renditions of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e (1990\/2008\/2021), \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e (2005\/2018), \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). The book also discusses recent shifts in Miyagi's direction as a result of the global pandemic, and includes interviews with Miyagi, Micari (lead actress and long-time collaborator), and Hiroko Tanakawa (Miyagi's music director), making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in contemporary Japanese theatre and Shakespeare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSatoshi Miyagi (1959-) rose to prominence in Japanese theatre in the early 1990s with a series of visually striking adaptations of classical European and Asian plays. This study examines how, working with his Tokyo based Ku Na'uka Theatre Company, he developed his renowned 'mover\/speaker' acting method as a means of exploring the non-linguistic aspects of theatre. It details how, in 2007, he replaced Tadashi Suzuki as the artistic director of the Shizuoka Performing Arts Centre (SPAC), where he set to work on what he terms \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003ethe restoration of poetry' and 'weak theatre, ' in sum an aesthetics that challenges the privileging of masculinity in East\/West theatre traditions. \u003ci\u003eShakespeare in the Theatre: Satoshi Miyagi \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how Miyagi's productions have toured worldwide to great acclaim, earning him the reputation of a director capable of shedding new light on intercultural theatre, Shakespeare and gender, and the power of language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mika Eglinton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350189685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350189683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arden Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.08w x 1.00d","brand":"Mika Eglinton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46767312699647,"sku":"9781350189683","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f78c7226-b8e7-4056-851e-8efc0fbda5c1.jpg?v=1744169451","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shakespeare-in-the-theatre-mika-eglinton-9781350189683","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}