To Bodies Gone - the Theatre of Peter Gill

The first study of one of the most significant voices of modern international theater, one of Wales's leading writers, and one of the most compelling and beautiful bodies of artistic work in the last 50 years, this book was written by an assistant and friend with an intimate and personal knowledge of Peter Gill's processes and values. To Bodies Gone explores a career extraordinary in its consistency, developing the clear ideas set of early productions that reach extraordinary heights in the mature work. The principle theme is the aesthetic Gill introduced to theater, and which has remained the bedrock of his work, in its various manifestations and developments across several decades. Analyzing the phases of his career in broadly chronological order, this study places Gill in the wider context of the theater, providing a snapshot of theater in the second half of the 20th century and contributing new insights to the study of theater history. The book includes chapters on Gill's early work and influences; his translations and adaptations; his directing career at the Royal Court, Riverside Studios, National Theatre, and NT Studio; plus his major plays-Small Change, Kick for Touch, In the Blue, Cardiff East, and The York Realist-and his 2014 set at the Versailles peace conference. The result is a major study full of insight into Gill and into British theater. --Provided by publisher This Is The First Study Of One Of The Most Significant Voices Of Modern International Theatre, One Of Wales's Leading Writers, And One Of The Most Compelling And Beautiful Bodies Of Work In The Last Fifty Years. To Bodies Gone Is Written By Playwright Barney Norris, Who Has Assisted In Gill's Productions And Possesses An Intimate And Personal Knowledge Of Gill's Processes And Values. He Explores A Career Remarkable In Its Constancy From The Groundbreaking Stagingideas Of The Early Productions To The Extraordinary Heights Of The Mature Work, Illustrated By The Rave Reviews For Versailles, Gill Latest Play. Norris's Principle Theme Is The Aesthetic Gill Introduced To Theatre, And Which Has Remained The Bedrock Of His Work, In Its Various Manifestations Across Several Decades: Gill's Work As A Writer And Director Has Consistently Revealed The Extraordinary In The Daily World. Analysing His Career Broadly Chronologically, This Study Places Gill's Work In The Wider Context Of The Theatre, Providing A Portrait Ofbritish Theatre In The Second Half Of The Twentieth Century And Contributing New Insights Into Theatre History. To Bodies Gone Includes Chapters On Gill's Early Work, Influences (lawrence, Chekhov, Beckett), His Translations And Adaptations (lawrence, Chekhov, Wedekind, Faulkner), His Directing Career At The Royal Court, Riverside Studios, National Theatre And Nt Studio, Plus His Major Plays - Small Change, Kick For Touch, In The Blue, Cardiff East, The York Realist And, Most Recently, Versailles, Gill's Exploration Of The New Order Following The First World War. The Result Is A Major Study Full Of Insight Into Gill And Into British Theatre. The first study of the career of Peter Gill, among the most significant voices of contemporary theatre, whose writing and direction represent one of the most compelling, provocative and influential bodies of work in the last fifty years.