{"product_id":"9781780019185","title":"Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark","description":"\u003cp\u003eInside accounts of the making of some of the most influential theatre productions of the last four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Stafford-Clark has been at the cutting edge of theatre in Britain for more than thirty years. \u003cem\u003eTaking Stock\u003c\/em\u003e draws on diaries, photos and interviews to recreate the evolution of nine of his most famous and influential productions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFanshen\u003c\/em\u003e by David Hare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEpsom Downs\u003c\/em\u003e by Howard Brenton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCloud Nine\u003c\/em\u003e by Caryl Churchill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRita, Sue and Bob Too\u003c\/em\u003e by Andrea Dunbar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSerious Money\u003c\/em\u003e by Caryl Churchill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Country's Good\u003c\/em\u003e by Timberlake Wertenbaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Steward of Christendom\u003c\/em\u003e by Sebastian Barry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome Explicit Polaroids\u003c\/em\u003e by Mark Ravenhill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e by William Shakespeare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is one of the richest, most intimately informative books on the making of theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'a rare opportunity to get inside the mind of one of British theatre's most original practitioners... a fascinating view of an incredibly diverse body of work' - \u003cem\u003eBritish Theatre Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'a splendid portrait of the vicissitudes of the collective life' - \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'fascinating... By pioneering the workshop method of rehearsal, where actors and director all contribute ideas before sending the playwright off to pen the text, Stafford-Clark made a major innovation in the evolution of British drama... He also tells a good story' - Aleks Sierz \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'a terrific read... an absolute treasure trove of insights, tips, reminiscences and lessons in the 'process' of how a new play comes into the world' - \u003cem\u003eRogues and Vagabonds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131391000816,"sku":"9781780019185","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780019185_p0.jpg?v=1763711738","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780019185","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}