
The profession of directing is barely a century old. On Directing considers the position of the director in theater and performance today. What is a director? How do they begin work on a play or performance? What methods are used in rehearsal? Is the director an enabler, a collaborator...

The 20th century has seen an explosion of theatre directing practices. This volume contains interviews with 20 directors including Annie Castledine, David Glass, Tim Etchells, Simon McBurney, Katie Mitchell, Deborah Warner, Lloyd Newson, Jatinder Verma and Jonathan Miller.