Index

Introduction to the context of theatre-making A brief history of technical theatre Theatre sectors their constitution and theatre-making The status and contribution of technicians

The repertory system A passionate woman The text Technical challenges Staffing structures Jobs in a repertory theatre

Staging Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Technical challenges Costumes Making a disguise-masks Elizabethan theatre space Hamlet Exercises

Site-specific Bed of arrows trilogy The text The venues Technical challenges Dyes and dyeing Painting techniques

Changing spaces - the use of dynamic scenery A happy medium The text Technical challenges Cafe Vesuvio The text Technical challenges Language of significance and the creative process Approaches to text

Small-scale tours The Lady Dragon's Lament The text Technical challenges 100 Million Footsteps The text Technical challenges Crazy Lady Claiming your space - some scenic features

Dance The Secret of Life The text Technical challenges The Magic Shoes Technical challenges Aesthetics of light Lighting equipment Theory of electricity Rigging exercise Electrical exercises

Touring opera and the management of sound The Secret Garden Technical challenges Atmosphere, locale, text and sources The chain of sound Sound exercise

Spectacle You're Thinking About Doughnuts The text Technical challenges Practical preparations for rehearsals Mark-out exercise

Multimedia technology Projection Reclaiming spectacle in the twenty-first century

Exercises Multiple choice questions The flat project Answers to multiple choice questions

Bibliography and further reading

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