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Grand-Guignol

Michael Wilson

3h37min30

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290 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h37min.
The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol in Paris (1897 - 1962) achieved a legendary reputation as the 'Theatre of Horror' a venue displaying such explicit violence and blood-curdling terror that a resident doctor was employed to treat the numerous spectators who fainted each night. Indeed, the phrase 'grand guignol' has entered the language to describe any display of sensational horror. Since the theatre closed its doors forty years ago, the genre has been overlooked by critics and theatre historians. This book reconsiders the importance and influence of the Grand-Guignol within its social, cultural and historical contexts, and is the first attempt at a major evaluation of the genre as performance. It gives full consideration to practical applications and to the challenges presented to the actor and director. The book also includes outstanding new translations by the authors of ten Grand-Guignol plays, none of which have been previously available in English. The presentation of these plays in English for the first time is an implicit demand for a total reappraisal of the grand-guignol genre, not least for the unexpected inclusion of two very funny comedies. 1. Jack! (lui!), Oscar Metenier 2. The Ultimate Torture (La Derniere Torture), Andr de Lorde and Eugene Morel 3. The Lighthousekeepers (Gardiens de Phare), Paul Autier and Paul Colquemin 4. Chop-chop! (La Veuve), Eugene Heros and Leon Abric 5. Tics! or Doing the Deed (Apres Coup ou Tics), Ren Berton 6. In the Darkroom (Sous la Lumiere Rouge), Maurice Level and Etienne Rey 7. The Final Kiss (Le Baiser dans la Nuit), Maurice Level 8. The Torture Garden (Le Jardin des Supplices), Pierre Chaine and Andre de Lorde 9. Euthanasia (L'euthanasie), Ren Berton 10. The Kiss of Blood (Le Baiser de Sang), Jean Aragny and Francis Nelson    
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Grand-Guignol

Michael Wilson

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212 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h39min.
The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol in Paris (1897 - 1962) achieved a legendary reputation as the 'Theatre of Horror' a venue displaying such explicit violence and blood-curdling terror that a resident doctor was employed to treat the numerous spectators who fainted each night. Indeed, the phrase 'grand guignol' has entered the language to describe any display of sensational horror. Since the theatre closed its doors forty years ago, the genre has been overlooked by critics and theatre historians. This book reconsiders the importance and influence of the Grand-Guignol within its social, cultural and historical contexts, and is the first attempt at a major evaluation of the genre as performance. It gives full consideration to practical applications and to the challenges presented to the actor and director. The book also includes outstanding new translations by the authors of ten Grand-Guignol plays, none of which have been previously available in English. The presentation of these plays in English for the first time is an implicit demand for a total reappraisal of the grand-guignol genre, not least for the unexpected inclusion of two very funny comedies. 1. Jack! (lui!), Oscar Metenier 2. The Ultimate Torture (La Derniere Torture), Andr de Lorde and Eugene Morel 3. The Lighthousekeepers (Gardiens de Phare), Paul Autier and Paul Colquemin 4. Chop-chop! (La Veuve), Eugene Heros and Leon Abric 5. Tics! or Doing the Deed (Apres Coup ou Tics), Ren Berton 6. In the Darkroom (Sous la Lumiere Rouge), Maurice Level and Etienne Rey 7. The Final Kiss (Le Baiser dans la Nuit), Maurice Level 8. The Torture Garden (Le Jardin des Supplices), Pierre Chaine and Andre de Lorde 9. Euthanasia (L'euthanasie), Ren Berton 10. The Kiss of Blood (Le Baiser de Sang), Jean Aragny and Francis Nelson    
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Performing Grand-Guignol

Richard J. Hand

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From the authors of the successful Grand-Guignol and London’s Grand Guignol - also published by UEP – this book includes translations of a further eleven plays, adding significantly to the repertoire of Grand-Guignol plays available in the English language.  The emphasis in the translation and adaptation of these plays is once again to foreground the performability of the scripts within a modern context – making Performing Grand-Guignol an ideal acting guide. Hand and Wilson have acquired extremely rare acting copies of plays which have never been published and scripts that were published in the early years of the twentieth century but have not been published since – even in French. Includes plays written by, or adapted from, such notable writers as Octave Mirbeau, Gaston Leroux and St John Ervine as well as examples by Grand-Guignol stalwarts René Berton and André de Lorde.  Also included is the 1920s London translation of Blind Man’s Buff written by Charles Hellem and Pol d’Estoc and banned by the Lord Chamberlain. A brief history of the Parisian theatre is also included, for the benefit of readers who have not read the previous books. Preface A note on the scripts Section I: A Brief History of the Théâtre du Grand-Guignol Section II: The Grand-Guignol Laboratory Section III: Prefaces and Plays First Programme             The Haunted House (La Maison hantée) by Marc Bonis-Charancle             The Kama Sutra or Never Play with Fire… (Kama Soutra, ou Il ne faut pas joer avec le feu) by Régis Gignoux             Blind Man’s Buff by Charles Hellem and Pol d’Estoc             The Light in the Tomb (Gott mit uns! (La Lumière dans la tombeau))by René Berton Second Programme             Progress by St. John Ervine             A Silk Dress (Une Robe de Soie) by Henriette Charasson             The Great Terror (La Grande épouvante) by André de Lorde and Henri Bauche Third Programme             The Wax Museum (Figures de Cire) by André de Lorde and Georges Montignac             The Lovers (Les Amants) by Octave Mirbeau             The Man Who Met the Devil (L’homme qui a vu le diable) by Gaston Leroux             The Man Who Killed Death (L’homme qui a tué la mort) by René Berton
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