Twelfth Night /
'Mary McCartney: Twelfth Night' is the spontaneous photographic documentation of one night from the backstage of a performance of Shakespeare's play, at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway. Initially invited to take pictures of the Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance preparing himself for th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
HENI Publishing,
[2016]
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| Summary: | 'Mary McCartney: Twelfth Night' is the spontaneous photographic documentation of one night from the backstage of a performance of Shakespeare's play, at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway. Initially invited to take pictures of the Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance preparing himself for the stage, McCartney was consequently welcomed into the inner sanctum of this close-knit ensemble to photograph cast and crew-including Rylance transforming into a bereaved Olivia and Stephen Fry as a brooding Malvolio. The candid nature of McCartney's photographic style, a style based upon the collaboration and trust of its subjects, perfectly captures the intimacy at the core of this unique theatre company, gained over ten years of international touring. 'Twelfth Night' illuminates the entire performative arc, the meticulous rituals of costume and makeup, a table tennis match in full Elizabethan dress, the ethereal tension of the stage wings, Shakespearean queens transfixed upon a backstage television where a European Cup match blares and the euphoria following the curtain call. |
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| Item Description: | "15.12.13"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | 128 pages ; illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780993316111 0993316115 |