The chair leg and the stadium

Abstract

To contribute to the colourful palette of Europe’s noteworthy contemporary Shakespeares, this article analyses the unique approach to Shakespeare of the Hungarian director László Bagossy through case studies of two productions, The Tempest (2012) and Hamlet (2014). Bagossy’s Shakespearean productions peeled method acting off from Shakespeare for good and effectively demonstrated how a change in performance traditions (distancing, operatic, realist) can initiate a novel handling and reading of the familiar classics.