A German Shakespeare in France: German and French press reviews of 
Thomas Ostermeier’s stagings of Othello and Measure for Measure Cover Image

Ein deutscher Shakespeare in Frankreich: deutsche und französische Pressestimmen zu Thomas Ostermeiers Othello und Maß für Maß-Inszenierungen
A German Shakespeare in France: German and French press reviews of Thomas Ostermeier’s stagings of Othello and Measure for Measure

A German Shakespeare in France: German and French press reviews of Thomas Ostermeier’s stagings of Othello and Measure for Measure

Author(s): Anne Kathrin Marquardt
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Literary Texts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Thomas Ostermeier; William Shakespeare; Othello; Measure for Measure; Schaubühne; press; French-German comparison

Summary/Abstract: The paper compares German and French press reviews of two productions by the German director Thomas Ostermeier. It deals with his stagings of William Shakespeare’s Othello (2010) and Measure for Measure (2011), which were shown both in Germany and France. Reactions in these countries differed widely and the paper endeavours to explain these differences.

  • Issue Year: 1/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 9-21
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: German