This pioneering study harnesses virtual reality to uncover the history of five venues that have been 'lost' to us: London's 1590s Rose Theatre; Bergen's mid-nineteenth-century Komediehuset; Adelaide's Queen's Theatre of 1841; circus tents hosting Cantonese opera performances in Australia's goldfields in the 1850s; and the Stardust showroom in 1950s Las Vegas. Shaping some of the most enduring genres of world theatre and cultural production, each venue marks a significant cultural transformation, charted here through detailed discussion of theatrical praxis and socio-political history. Using virtual models as performance laboratories for research, Visualising Lost Theatres recreates the immersive feel of venues and reveals performance logistics for actors and audiences. Proposing a new methodology for using visualisations as a tool in theatre history, and providing 3D visualisations for the reader to consult alongside the text, this is a landmark contribution to the digital humanities.

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Information

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2022

ISBN

9781108755863

Topic

Literatura

Subtopic

Arte dramático

Cover
Half-title page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Theatre Venues and Visualisation
1 The Rose Theatre, London, and Stage Movement in Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
2 Komediehuset, Bergen, and Henrik Ibsen’s Stagecraft in His First Theatre
3 A Colonial Audience Watching Othello at the Queen’s Theatre, Adelaide
4 Cantonese Opera and the Layering of Space on the Australian Goldfields
5 The Design of Attraction at the Stardust Showroom in Las Vegas
Conclusion: Visualising the Future of Theatre Research
Appendix: The Eighteen Scripts of the Underworld
References
Index