Not magic but work: An ethnographic account of a rehearsal process

by Gay McAuley

This is a detailed description of the intensive work process involved in the making of Toy Symphony, a new play by Michael Gow, directed by Neil Armfield and brought to the stage for the first time in December 2007 by Company B at the Belvoir Street Theatre in Sydney. Drawing on years of research McAuley rejects simplistic notions of playwright or director as 'auteur'. Her account makes possible a more nuanced understanding of the real artistry...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719085438
• ISBN13: 9780719085437
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.6"