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Wondrous Strange
By Chris Mead
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From Aristotle's Poetics to Suzan-Lori Parks' 'bad math' to the neurochemistry of storytelling, WONDROUS STRANGE takes the reader on a satisfyingly meandering journey through seven 'thoughts' on theatrical storytelling. Combining autobiography, practice and theory, Chris Mead has written a wondrous book for anyone who has ever grappled with what it means to tell a story on stage, one that both comprehensively elucidates the key schools of dramaturgical thought while celebrating their disruption and transformation.'ANCHULI FELICIA KING
Mead's wide-ranging, deeply researched and erudite book makes it clear that there are no simple formulas to follow if you want to write a great play. It takes talent and great perceptive power, but finally the process is so mysteriously complex as to make it 'wondrous strange'.'DAVID WILLIAMSON
Chris Mead'theatre-geek extraordinaire'shines a magnifying glass on this wondrous and strange medium of ours with this deep exploration of theatre at a cellular level throughout the ages. More than a brain dump, this is a carefully considered and finely crafted love poem to theatre that practitioners and theatre lovers from all walks of life can dive into and swim around in.'ANDREA JAMES
Chris Mead promises '- vertigo, whiplash, forking paths and some thin ice ahead: but there is also insight and wonder'. He delivers each element superbly. His seven thoughts are provocative, insightful, wondrous, yes, and at times I felt the ice crack beneath me. This is not a manual, a how-to book to write plays - I've been writing plays for a long lime and I learned heaps but most importantly, I was reminded of how marvellous a play can be: full of wonder and as strange as can be.'PATRICIA CORNELIUS
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2022-02-22
Publication Date:
2022-02-22
Publisher:
Currency Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1760627534
ISBN13:
9781760627539
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
320 g
Height:
137 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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