{"product_id":"the-open-door-peter-brook-9781400077878","title":"The Open Door: Thoughts on Acting and Theatre","description":"From \u003cb\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003eTragedy of Carmen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003efrom \u003cb\u003eMarat\/Sade\u003c\/b\u003e to the epic \u003cb\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/b\u003e, Peter Brook has reinvented modern theatre, not once but again and again. In \u003cb\u003eThe Open Door\u003c\/b\u003e the visionary director and theorist offers a lucid, comprehensive exposition of the philosophy that underlies his work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a philosophy of paradoxes: We come to the theatre to find life, but that life must be different from the life we find outside. Actors have to prepare painstakingly yet be willing to sacrifice the results of their preparation. The director's most reliable tool may be his capacity to be bored. Brook illustrates these principles with anecdotes that span his entire career and that demonstrate his familiarity with Shakespeare, Chekhov, and the indigenous theatres of India and Iran. The result is an unparalleled look at what happens both onstage and behind the scenes, fresh in its insights and elegant in its prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Brook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400077877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400077878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.24w x 0.43d","brand":"Peter Brook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925405729023,"sku":"9781400077878","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a4ddbd40-9523-4a3d-bd15-e361bdd9b675.jpg?v=1681077096","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-open-door-peter-brook-9781400077878","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}