Dominic Dromgoole
Autor de Will and Me: How Shakespeare Took Over My Life
Sobre El Autor
Dominic Dromgoole was artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London from 2005 to 2016. He is the author of Will Me: How Shakespeare Took Over My Life and The Full Room: An A-Z of Contemporary Playwriting.
Obras de Dominic Dromgoole
The Duchess of Malfi [2015 film] 3 copias
Shakespeare: Measure for Measure [2015 film] — Director — 3 copias
William Shakespeare: Comedies (Shakespeare's Globe) — Director — 2 copias
William Shakespeare: Tragedies (Shakespeare's Globe) — Director — 1 copia
Hamlet: Globe to Globe 1 copia
William Shakespeare: Henriad (Shakespeare's Globe) — Director — 1 copia
William Shakespeare: The Globe Collection — Director — 1 copia
Shakespeare: Julius Caesar [2017 film] — Director — 1 copia
Richard III. Theatre Program. 1 copia
William Shakespeare: Henry V [theatre programme] — Director — 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1963-10-25
- Género
- male
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Reseñas
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 24
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 285
- Popularidad
- #81,815
- Valoración
- 3.5
- Reseñas
- 7
- ISBNs
- 20
"Will & Me" is best described as a sort of commonplace book, filled with the author's reminiscences (often brutally frank) about his parents, his childhood, his society, his social leanings, education, and career. These are joined by tangents on every aspect of Shakespeare, academically and theatrically, romantically and personally. It can be a dense read sometimes, as what appears to be a chapter on one subject quickly encompasses four or five others. Dromgoole is also a witty and cultured fellow, so the mind has to be sharp to enjoy. All of which is to say, I'll be dipping back into the author's thoughts from time to time for years to come, I suspect. The book's structure (or lack of) means that I'm not about to promote this as one of the "best books" on Shakespeare out there. But for those of us who share a lifelong connection to the big guy from Stratford, this makes a lot of sense. There is a lot of great material covering what the blurb suggests: how Shakespeare's work (and theatre and poetry in general) can affect, and draw from, life's greatest ups and downs. But the important thing about "Will & Me" is encapsulated in the final section, a sort of journal entry covering a multi-day walk the author took with friends through the land of Shakespeare's youth. As the men ramble on about academic theories, Dromgoole is drawn to thinking about the life Shakespeare must have come from, must have seen around him, must have led. And in this we discover essential truths about the genius himself, and his work, that I'm glad to have encountered.… (más)