This volume assesses the contributions of André Antoine, Konstantin Stanislavski and Michel Saint-Denis, whose work has influenced theatre and training for over a century. These directors pioneered Naturalism and refined Realism as they experimented with theatrical form including non-Realism. Antoine and Stanislavski's theatre direction proved foundational to the creation of the director's role and artistic vision, and their influential ideas progressively developed through the stylized theatre of Saint-Denis to the innovative contemporary theatre direction of Max Stafford-Clark, Declan Donnellan and Katie Mitchell.

Peta Tait FAHA is Professor of Theatre and Drama at La Trobe University, Australia.

List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction to the Series, Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama UK)
Introduction: Directors Transforming Realism, Peta Tait (La Trobe University, Australia)
André Antoine
1. Antoine, the Avant-Garde and the Modern Audience, Brian Singleton (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
2. The Sense of Life: Case Studies of Antoine's Productions, Jean Chothia (University of Cambridge, UK)
Konstantin Stanislavski
3. Stanislavski: Contexts and Influences, Rose Whyman (University of Birmingham, UK)
4. Rethinking 'Stanislavskian' Directing, Sharon Marie Carnicke (University of Southern California, USA)
5. Stanislavski and Contemporary Directing Practice, David Shirley (Manchester School of Theatre, UK)
Michel Saint-Denis
6. Michel Saint-Denis: Theatre as Exploration, Jane Baldwin (independent scholar, USA)
7. The Influence of Michel Saint-Denis as a Director, Jane Baldwin (independent scholar, USA)
Notes
Bibliography
Index