Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of HorrorThe 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. |
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... PAUL AUTIER AND PAUL CLOQUEMIN Preface Gardiens de phare premiered at the Théâtre du Grand - Guignol in May 1905 with Henri Gouget in the role of Yvon , the son , and it soon established itself as a classic ... Paul Autier and Paul Cloquemin.
... Paul ) : What is it ? PAUL : Doctor ... as you can't do anything to cure me , please , I beg you , put me out of my misery ! SAINT - GÉRY ( continuing to prepare the injection ) : But I told you I can PAUL : cure you . I know the ...
... ( Paul Autier and Paul Cloquemin ) 21 , 46 , 49 , 64 , 109-20 Gaslight ( Patrick Hamilton ) 245 Genet , Jean 24 Gerould , Daniel 4 , 5 Ghilain , Eddy 24 ; Les Blousons sanglants 75 ; Les Coupeurs de têtes 24 , 76–77 ; L'École du strip ...
Contents
Location and venue | 26 |
Technical Aspects of GrandGuignol Practice | 52 |
Issues of Audience and Reception at the GrandGuignol | 67 |
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Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror Prof. Richard J. Hand,Prof. Michael Wilson No preview available - 2019 |
Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror Richard J. Hand,Michael Wilson No preview available - 2002 |