The book offers an introduction to adaptations between stage and screen, examining stage and screen works as texts but also as performances and cultural events. Case studies of distinct periods in British film and theatre history are used to illustrate the principle that adaptations can''t be divorced from the historical and cultural moment in which they are produced and to look at issues around theatrical naturalism and cinematic realism.
Written in a refreshingly accessible style, it offers an original analysis with emphasis on performance and event. It opens up new avenues of exploration to include non-literary issues such as the treatment of space and place, mise en sc-, acting styles and star personas. The recent growth of digital theatre is examined to foreground the ''events'' of theatre and cinema, with phenomena such as NT Live analysed for the different ways that ''liveness'' is adapted.
Adapting Performance Between Stage and
