{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-artistic-christopher-haydon-9781350016934","title":"The Art of the Artistic Director: Conversations with Leading Practitioners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize 2020\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do you decide what stories an audience should hear? How do you make your theatre stand out in a crowded and intensely competitive marketplace? How do you make your building a home for artistic risk and innovation, while ensuring the books are balanced? It is the artistic director's job to answer all these questions, and many more. Yet, despite the central role that these people play in the modern theatre industry, very little has been written about what they do or how they do it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Artistic Director, \u003c\/i\u003eChristopher Haydon (former artistic director of the Gate Theatre, 'London's most relentlessly ambitious theatre' - \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e) compiles a fascinating set of interviews that get to the heart of what it is to occupy this unique role. He speaks to twenty of the most prominent and successful artistic directors in the US and UK, including: Oskar Eustis (Public Theater, New York), Diane Paulus (American\u003cbr\u003eRepertory Theater, Boston), Rufus Norris (National Theatre, London) and Vicky Featherstone (Royal Court Theatre, London), uncovering the essential skills and abilities that go into making an accomplished artistic director. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only book of its kind available, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Artistic Director \u003c\/i\u003eincludes a foreword by Michael Grandage, former artistic director of the Sheffield Crucible and the Donmar Warehouse in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Haydon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350016934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350016934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Christopher Haydon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47039865028863,"sku":"9781350016934","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40758d34-a346-45e5-880b-4ffc997eb426.jpg?v=1752752807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-artistic-christopher-haydon-9781350016934","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}