Devising Theatre with Stan’s Cafe

Title Page\nCopyright Page\nContents\nList of Illustrations\nAcknowledgements\nPreface: Some Thoughts on Reading the Book\nChapter 1: Introduction\nChapter 2: The Route to @AE Harris\nChapter 3: Stan in Context\n	What’s in this chapter?\n	What is this eclectic thing they do?\n	Where did it all start?\n	Birmingham: The early years and artistic influences\n	Ethos and aesthetic\n	Local, national and international profile\n	Conclusion\nChapter 4: Ideas\n	What’s in this chapter?\n	Who has the ideas?\n	Why are ‘you’ theatre?\n	Making sense\n	Constellations across time\n	Constraints\n	‘Locating’ the idea\n	Conclusion\n	Stan in action: Ideas\nChapter 5: Rehearsing and Directing\n	What’s in this chapter?\n	Rehearsals as war: An introduction from the commander in chief\n	Tools for the job\n	Is tea a warm up?\n	Evolving methods\n	Collaboration\n	Editing\n	Directing\n	A final thought on the future of rehearsal\n	Stan in action: Rehearsing and directing\nChapter 6: Text\n	What’s in this chapter?\n	Setting the scene\n	Stan’s Cafe’s approach to text\n	Text types\n	Organic text\n	Notational text\n	Instructional text\n	Pure, written texts\n	Conclusion\n	Stan in action: Text\nChapter 7: Space and Time\n	What’s in this chapter?\n	Setting the scene\n	Space\n	Time\n	Playing with spatial dimensions\n	Scenography\n	Time as form\n	Real time and extra time\n	The Cleansing of Constance Brown: An experiment in space and time\n	Stan in action: Space and time\nChapter 8: Performing\n	What’s in this chapter?\n	Setting the scene\n	Bigger pictures: Keeping an understated eye on the whole\n	Here and there: Negotiating persona and character\n	What is necessary\n	Performance and text\n	Conclusion\n	Stan in action: Performing\nChapter 9: Audience\n	What’s in this chapter?\n	Setting the scene\n	Stan’s Cafe and audience\n	Co-authorship\n	Audience, space and time\n	Audience as performer\n	Conclusion\n	Stan in action: Audience\nChapter 10: Finale\nChapter 11: Things in the Wings\n	Things in the wings: Introduction\n	Things in the wings: The route to @AE Harris\n	Things in the wings: Stan in context\n	Things in the wings: Ideas\n	Things in the wings: Rehearsing and directing\n	Things in the wings: Text\n	Things in the wings: Space and time\n	Things in the wings: Performing\n	Things in the wings: Audience\nBibliography\nAbout the Authors\nIndex