Not Magic But Work: An Ethnographic Account of a Rehearsal Process

by Gay McAuley

This book 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 many years of pioneering research into the nature of contemporary rehearsal practice, Gay McAuley rejects simplistic notions of playwright or director as 'auteur'. Her...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719099315
• ISBN13: 9780719099311
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"