Great European Stage Directors Volume 4

Michael Patterson was Emeritus Professor of Theatre at De Montfort University, UK. His publications include: The Revolution in German Theatre 1900-1933 (1981); Peter Stein (1981); Strategies of Political Theatre (2003); The Oxford Dictionary of Plays (2005); The Oxford Guide to Plays (2007); for Bloomsbury he edited Büchner: The Complete Plays (1987); and has written over 20 articles and chapters in books.

• List of IllustrationsNotes on Contributors AcknowledgementsIntroduction to the Series, Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK)Introduction to Volume 4, Michael Patterson (De Montfort University, UK)Max Reinhardt1. Max Reinhardt and the Theatre of His Time, Michael Patterson (De Montfort University, UK)2. Max Reinhardt and his Company, Ann-Christine Simke (University of Glasgow, UK)Leopold Jessner3. Leopold Jessner: Father of Modern Regietheater (Director’s Theatre) in Germany, Matthias Heilmann (Municipal Theatre of Fürth, Germany)4. Searching for Frictions in Time: Leopold Jessner as a Director of the Contemporary, Sascha Förster (University of Cologne, Germany)Harley Granville Barker5. Harley Granville Barker: Director Extraordinary, Colin Chambers (Kingston University, UK)6 ‘The Mind Goes Back to the Golden Fairies…’: Granville Barker’s Choral Work, Philippa Burt (Goldsmiths University, UK)NotesBibliographyIndex